Home Again, for now at least.

Its been a busy month. After Kevin got home we flew up to Maryland for a few days. We got to meet Baby Andrew, Stacy's brother's youngest. Stacy's dad also does a big fundraiser every year, with a good portion of the donations going towards Children's Hospital. It was the same weekend that we flew up to Maryland. It was good seeing the family. Meghan had fun playing with her cousins.

The following weekend Kevin was in our friend's wedding in Maine. It was gorgeous. Our friends, Shane and Nicki, got married outside on a hillside next to an apple orchard. The leaves were at their color peak and the weather could not have been any better. Meghan, of course, was a hit at the wedding. When they were announcing the wedding party, she clapped right along with the rest of the crowd.

While we were up there we drove down to Rhode Island to visit Stacy's grandma and uncle. Meghan took right to Great Grandma, but wasn't too sure about Uncle Dickey. By the end of the night everyone got kisses and good-bye hugs.

It was a great couple weeks but now we're getting back to normal. Meghan is having some trouble sleeping through the night. We're hoping she gets back into her routine very soon.

Bubbles Bubbles Everywhere

Meghan's new favorite word: bubbles. The first thing she says when she wakes up is "bubbles" or when she's taking a bath, eating breakfast. You name it. If she hears the word, she can't stop saying it over and over. Its pretty cute. We've become those parents that actually blow bubbles in the house. But Meghan absolutely loves it. We had to go to 2 different stores to find more bubbles because we used all of ours up. (You'd be surprised how hard it is to find bubbles after Labor Day.) Take a quick look at the video and you'll understand our daughter's new found love of bubbles.

Sleeping Beauty

Here are a couple random pictures of Meghan napping. The other day she fell asleep reading (albeit upside down) a card I received recently. Poor thing. The other one (at the bottom) is a picture of Meghan sleeping on the chair in the living room with her little bum up in the air.

Playing at the Playground

Meghan and I went to the little neighborhood playground to get some fresh air. (This was also the morning that Meghan woke up at 6:30AM and was ready to start her day. Unfortunately I was not.) I didn't realize until after I had taken a few pictures that my camera lens was completely fogged up. Oh well. I got a couple cute ones anyways. She had fun going down the slide. And she liked the swing- as long as she could swing by herself. I had her on my lap but she wanted nothing of it. She wanted to sit in it like a big girl. (The video is pretty short because I was afraid she was going to fall off the swing when I was recording.)

In The Driver's Seat

Meghan decided she likes sitting in the front seat better than her carseat. Maybe that's how the A/C broke in Kevin's Jeep (twice). Here she's caught driving without a seat belt. Busted!

Speaking of Meghan's carseat. She really enjoys sitting forward so she can see the world. When the in-laws were visiting we had to transfer the seat from car to car. I brought it into the foyer when they were packing up to head home and Meghan thought it was the neatest thing just sitting in her carseat in the house.

Hilton Head Island

Kevin's dad and stepmom drove down from Chicago last week to bring Michelle everything that wouldn't fit in her car. (Michelle's 4 door was packed to the max as she drove from Chicago to South Carolina with clothes and teaching materials.) We helped Michelle get her classroom ready and still managed to squeeze in some time at the beach.



Meghan absolutely loves the beach. This was the 2nd time in 2 weeks that we went to Hilton Head. She cannot get enough of the water. She loves it! Of course I'm a bad mom and didn't put enough suncreeen on her face. The sides of her nose and under both eyes got a little sunburned. It made her look like she had bags under her eyes for about 3 days. Poor thing.

Backyard Fun

I bought Meghan a water toy that is essentially a soaker hose, only more fun for kids. It took Meghan a few minutes to figure out that she was supposed to play in the water and not just run away from it.

Here is a video from my brother's house last week. Meghan decided that she was jealous of her cousin Maddie. Meghan got mad when Cindy was holding Maddie. Meghan also pulled on Maddie's shirt when Maddie was playing with a toy that she wanted. And she's only 13 months!

Here's a picture of Meghan with her cousins. My sister-in-law Danielle is due with Baby #3 next month (September).