Here Comes Santa Claus...

Today was a big day for Meg! We woke up to the first snowfall and were outside playing by 7:50am! She was adamant we needed to make a snowman and snow angels before breakfast. We then took her to the mall to see Santa Claus. Leading up to this she was VERY exciting. She has told us many times that she likes him this year. She was all smiles and full of excitement until she saw him - then she completely froze and we literally had to drag her to see him. By the end of the visit she warmed up to him. See how the story unfolded...

Happy Halloween!

Keeping with the Woody theme from Meg's birthday, Meg HAD to be Woody for Halloween. Thank you to Hayden for his costume! Meg was also quite adamant on what mommy and daddy would dress-up as - daddy = Buzz Lightyear and mommy = Jesse also from Toy Story. Lucky for Nathan I found an adult sized Buzz costume for him. Oh the things we do for our children...
Meg was definitely more into Halloween this year. When she went trick-or-treating she went up to each house without hesitation and kept asking "can I go to another house?" We made it around the block and he ghost bag was full. All in all a great night.

"To infinity and beyond"

Meg trick-or-treating at Grandma & Grandad McLaughlin's house

Jesse, Woody and Buzz

Our little trick-or-treater

Meg Turns 3!

Our little girl is officially 3 today - very hard to believe! She told me today that now that she is 3 she likes tomatoes, which as a two-year-old she hated. She also told me she is almost an adult now and big like me...very cute. 
She did have a great birthday. It began Saturday with a birthday party at Chudleigh's Apple Farm and today we had a nice family dinner at home. All in all a great 3rd birthday I think! 

Meg got a Woody doll from mommy and daddy on her actual birthday and was in absolute awe when she opened the gift. She LOVES Woody and pretends to be him all the time. Guess what Meg is dressing up as for Halloween :)

Meg's 3rd birthday party at Chudleigh's. It was chilly but the kids didn't notice and were on the go the whole time. It was a lot of fun and Meg slept like a log after! Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us.

Meg with her Grandad McLaughlin, Aunt Michelle and her newest cousin, baby Dylan

Uncle Nathan on the slide with our nephews Evan and Nicholas

Wagon ride time - Meg with her reins Claire and Hayden and her cousin Evan

The McLaughlin family on the wagon ride

Meg and Claire hamming it up on the wagon ride

Lanrick with Zoe and Meg

After lunch the kids were ready to escape and get back outside!

Meg, Chloe and Alex could not resist the delicious bunny cake Grandma McLaughlin made. There were many fingers in it before the candles were lit!

Meg's Pre-school Field Trip

Last Friday Meg went on a field trip to a pumpkin patch with her pre-school. Last Friday was also Miriam's last official day as Meg's nanny. It was nice that Miriam was able to go on the field trip with her. They had a fun morning and a great last day together after 2.5 years!

Meg on the school bus on the way to the pumpkin patch

Playing in the barn

Meg with her friends from pre-school

Playing at the pumpkin patch

Dance, Dance, Dance...

We had some family photos done on the weekend and here is one of Meg that I wanted to share. She looks like such a big girl! This is during the 'dancing' part of the photo shoot :)

A Day at the African Lion Safari

Maxx flew back to Vancouver on Monday after 5 months in Ontario and we miss him already. We spent his last full day here at African Lion Safari where he and Meg had lots of fun. Luckily no pieces of my car were taken by the monkey's this time!

Maxx enjoying the slide

Meg and daddy were on "a venture" according to Meg

On the train to see the turtles, deer and herons

Maxx on his first elephant ride! He was super excited about this and went on again with Grandma

Meg Say's Goodbye to her Crib

For months we have been talking to Meg about saying goodbye to her crib and moving her into a 'big girl bed'. She was never keen on the idea so I thought taking her shopping for a new bed would do it. We headed to Home Hardware on a Monday, picked a bed and Friday of the same week it was delivered. She was not excited until the day it came and she helped daddy take apart her old bed that morning. Since then she has come to love her bed and has even had her first sleep over!

Last sleep in her crib

Hello new bed! She is using the same quilt mommy had on her bed when she was little

First sleepover was with auntie Marnie - it lasted about an hour before Marnie came downstairs until Meg fell asleep and then went back to bed :) 

Fantastic Memories...Remembering Grandpa Evans

Bissell Hideaway

A few weekends ago we went to Bissell Hideaway and had a great time. It is paradise for kids - great water park, pool, paddle boats, mini golf, crafts and lots of room to runaround. Both Meg and Maxx told us they prefer 'camping' in a cabin like we did at Bissell's better than a tent. Surprise, surprise! 

Meg and Maxx racing on the waterslide

The water park was perfect for little kids. They could run and play for hours.

Snack time!

Maxx and Uncle Nathan at the front of the paddle boat...

...Meg and I at the back. How did I get stuck with the two-year-old and steering?

Maxx loved Jen and Kevin's dog Sally. None of our camping trips would be complete without her!

Camping Fun

It has been a while since I have made a post, but we are back up and running! 

This past weekend we had our 4th annual camping trip with the Turner's and we had a great time. Here are some pics from the fun we had.

Meg having a camping bath. Hard to believe that two summers ago she fit perfectly into this little tub!

Maxx and Nathan around the campfire

Meg and Maxx enjoying Lake Huron

We ended the weekend with lunch out on the way home. Meg and Daddy posed for a final camping trip spot.

Countdown to Easter

With Easter only 3 weeks away, we decorated and dyed Easter eggs last night. It was Meg's first time and she had a lot of fun dipping and dipping and re-dipping the eggs over and over.

The Continued Adventures of Meg Learning to Ski!

GranDad and Grandma McLaughlin came to watch Meg's learning to ski adventure on Sunday and GranDad made a great video that we wanted to share.'

Learning to Ski!

We are very excited to get Meg out skiing this year and be able to start skiing as a family. Our goal for this year is to take her out five times and to let her have fun, with the plan to put her in lessons next year when she is 3. Well we have gone twice so far and she does love it but I am starting to think she likes the french fries and hummus at the end more!
Here is a pic from our ski day yesterday. She was tired right from the beginning and slept for 3 hours when we got home. She screams "weeee" as we go down and "I go fast!" Mommy and daddy's legs pay the price and we sleep well after too!

Don't worry, she isn't hurt. She is just tired :)