Meg Goes to the Dentist

Meg had her first dentist appointment today! A kid-friendly dentist opened in town and I thought we would give it a try. The office had Meg at the lobby - full indoor play park, Treehouse on, toys and an interactive video game on the floor where she was part of the game. I have never seen anything like it. After 30 minutes in the lobby the 'dentist' part seemed like a breeze to her. Even with all the scary dentist equipment...

The dentist was really patient in showing Meg all the tools she would be using and played games with her

This was the scariest part - the machine that rotated her head to take pictures of her mouth.
She was fine at this point and then..

...it started moving. She was a trooper and made it through the whole thing.

Finally the dental examination - all clear! No cavities, need to start flossing at the back and all the spaces in her front teeth means NO BRACES later in life :) Mommy and daddy are happy about that!

BC Fun

We just got back from a great trip to BC visiting family and friends. We spent part of the time in Vancouver and part of the time in Whistler. The weather was beautiful and it was a nice change to be able to enjoy the sunshine and be outside. Meg had a great time visiting with her cousins, aunt Marnie, uncle Zacc and Tyler/Melissa as well as Grandpa Gibby and Grandma Row. She did an amazing job skiing and says that was her favorite part of the trip.

We woke up this morning, back at home, and Meg was playing with her stuffed animals. I heard her talking to them and she said they were all going on the plane back to "Bancouver" - I think that means she had fun :)

Family shot on the drive up to Whistler

Story time with Harper, Regan and our friend Molly

Meg and D on the way up the gondola

Meg and mommy on the mountain

Our little skier did so great! Mommy and daddy were impressed and very proud of her.

Meg at the ocean

Easter Morning at Auntie Marnie's house. She was so excited to see her new Buzz Lightyear lunchbox! And the Easter Bunny actually made an appearance....unfortunately David missed it...

Good Friday - Easter morning

Playing Old Maid with grandpa Gibby

Running at the beach

Enjoying the sunshine with Grandma Row

Our Little Skier

We have been out skiing 5 times this year and we are proud to say that as of this morning we have a skier! She made it top to bottom on Tenderfoot without falling and without any help. Nathan made the below video from today's footage...enjoy!

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