Puddle jumping

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So much water. At the end, she is actually bending down to WRING OUT her dress.

Splish Splash

after the rain kids music, originally uploaded by homanhouse.

It is crazy. It has rained and rained and rained here. Almost four straight days now of light rain. It is nice. We need the rain. For once, it is rain without tons of lightening and thunder (some, enough to reset all my clocks twice) but still -- a generally gray cloud light rain.

However, a whole weekend of rain makes the kid a bit restless (crazy wall climbing is more like it!) So when it lightened up for a bit on Sunday, and Megan asked if she could play in the water and rain, I said "Of course!" I think it was more like, "yes yes yes! please get OUT of the house for a while and run lots!" "oh yeah -- and take the dog too!" Zoey got led on several laps around the cul de sac before the kids abandoned her to splish in the water.

She must have run like this for about an HOUR straight with only a few water breaks!

Needless to say, bedtime was fantastic! I don't care about the dripping wet laundry and the extra bath for the day. She tired herself out and quit climbing the walls!

Grandpa's 75th at Texas Roadhouse!

ALH, originally uploaded by homanhouse.

They brought the saddle for the birthday person. Megan was mesmerized. She thought Grandpa was quite silly really. And mostly, she continued to remind me that I goofed and didn't have birthday cake. Sorry Grandpa, cake next time.

Watching Swan Princess

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Megan is obsessed with the Swan Princess. She has seen it countless times. She knows every word to every song. Often I hear her playing with toys pretending that one is Odette and the other is Derek. She can really quote their lines back and forth even if it was from one glitter shaker to another (which it was!) She told me the pink glitter was Odette. Of course...

Here, she insisted that Grandpa watch the ever exciting movie with her, and Grandpa watched Megan sing almost all the words!

Obsessed I tell you.

yesterday, she came home from school, and complained because Collin wouldn't play with her. A little more discussion revealed that really Collin wouldn't play Derek. Megan wanted to be Odette and have Collin be Derek. Oh dear oh dear. I mean she is only 3!

A visit from Grandpa

ALH (2), originally uploaded by homanhouse.

Since it was Grandparent's day, Megan's school had a special breakfast for the kids and their grandparents if they had a grandparent to bring to school. So Grandpa came in and spent a few days with Megan, and went to breakfast with her.

Coincidentally, it was Grandpa's 75th Birthday, so we had birthday dinner, and family over!

Megan had a blast and can't wait till next time! Here are a sampling of some of the pictures!