Category Archives: Megan

Meggers

Posted on by
3

You know how sometimes you take pictures of your kids because they are so cute and you want to show it off to someone. New outfit, new haircut, new skill. Well, I find myself taking pictures of Megan more to just prove something that she did, out of disbelief. I can’t wait to tell her all the stories I have about her as a child. Like how at age 4 she wanted to make lemonade for the neighbors.

How she mixed up water, sugar, a lemonade mix by herself in her own proportions. She took a little bottle outside with straws and cups and set them up for whoever might happen to stop. After a bit, she decided she needed something to make noise. So she began honking the horn on a bike to get people’s attention. I could hear her calling “lemonade!” She tried a few neighbors before she found one who was home and happy to try her treat. For the others she just left a cup of lemonade on their front porch.


Or how about how she insists on wearing a dress. It doesn’t matter the weather or the occasion, it doesn’t even matter what goes with it. But the chances that we had winter attire to match summer dresses was usually slim. I will tell her how she always wanted to look beautiful and when I tried to get her in jeans she would say it was “sooo boring.” She just has a style about her that is very peculiar.


And I won’t be able to leave out all her make believe. The most recent one being that she is a dog. I mean, crawl on the floor, lick your leg kind of dog. We actually went on a walk today with her boots on her hands walking on all fours. She barks, she roars, she pretends to be anything other than a little girl. When I try to bring her back to reality, again I get “people are sooo boring.”

And this, my friends, was all in one day. A day with Megan is always an adventure.

Christmas Program to make you smile

Posted on by
3

If you were around to see Alyssa preform at age 2 or even age 4, you would know why I had such a huge smile watching these two today. I was so proud of just the fact that they were on stage and then participating was a bonus. Megan was even prepared for a … wait for it … speaking part. But another girl ended up doing it, so they didn’t use Megan. But she was standing there ready and that counts in my book. They had a cute little program today, and I was so glad to sit and smile upon my girls.

New Bikes

Posted on by
Reply

Our neighbors are the best! S and A live next door to us (not sure if they like their real names on the web). They have been super and loving to our children since we moved in. We eat and celebrate together, we have game night, we play in the yard. Recently, they wanted to do something special and get Alyssa a new bike. And as parents of three, we of course said, “great idea – she will love that! ” This weekend, Alyssa went over for a surprise and found a new bike. She was quite surprised and very thankful that her knees don’t have to hit the handle bars anymore. I do think it is time to replace that helmet too. The pictures show that her head has grown a bit since we bought that in 2007.

Then immediately, Megan got a new bike too. Strange how it looks just like Alyssa’s old bike, but she never said one word. She was just excited to be on a new, big bike. Poor middle child. Now they are both excited to go up and down the street again. Thank you G-wins. You go above and beyond for our family.




Happy Birthday Megan

Posted on by
6


Oh, my Megan. How do I even begin to say a few words about you. You are God’s blessing in my life. You helped heal a hole in my heart after we lost your brother. God knew what we needed and you arrived perfect just as we prayed. You have so much personality. You can pout like no one else I know. And you can laugh, sing and dance enough to crack up the whole family. You are strong-willed. At least the strongest-willed of mine. I love to come in the mornings and see you and Alyssa snuggled up in bed together giggling or reading. I love to see you taking care of Audrey and giving her hugs too. I love that you like to hold my hand and that I can still pick you up and you wrap your legs and arms around me. You are happy to help me unload the dishes and can sit and paint for an hour. You are the only one who can independently play. You like to build towers of blocks, piles of stuffed animals, and houses of blankets. You are notorious for dresses. Summer dresses in the winter and winter dresses in the summer. You would change clothes several times a day if I let you just to wear all different dresses. You make the meanest growl, usually at someone, but have the sweetest kisses. You are just a great mixture of it all. You are the Megan that we all needed and I am blessed.

Pinkalicious

Posted on by
2



Megan’s 4th birthday party was all pink…pinkalicious. We celebrated with just a few friends, but fun was had by all I hope. We had some snacks, painted fingernails and fairy wands, read stories and wrapped up with the classic pink, pink, RED! (duck, duck, goose) Next year I hope to remember that all they need is friends to have fun. All the decorations in the world wouldn’t matter, but friends make the party fun. Thanks to my friends for hanging out and enjoying the party too. And a big thanks to Amanda for taking some awesome pictures for us. I still have a few days to ponder the idea of my Meggie being 4  years old. That will be a post next week I suppose. More



Soccering up again.

Posted on by
3


We are back into the swing of soccer. That means never a dull Saturday, lots of bags, whining, cheering, wrestling, water and sweat. Alyssa is doing great. She really likes to play and has a good grasp on the game. She is fast and smart, but still is not the most aggressive one in the pile. In between watching Megan play from a distance and wrestling Audrey to stay off the field, I really enjoy watching her play.

We decided to sign Megan up with the Y at the last moment. She went to her first practice last week where she did great. She kept her shoes and shin guards on for over an hour waiting til practice, she ran, she kicked, she obeyed the coach, she did awesome.

I began to think that she would do so good….so much better than Alyssa did on her first team. I was excited for a child who was aggressive. I was more than willing to pay that late sign up fee if it meant my child would have fun, play, maybe even… score? Well, Saturday came. When we stepped out of the car and she began complaining that her shin guards were itching, I knew it was all over.

That is EXACTLY what Alyssa did all season long at age 3. We would put bug spray, lotion, even toilet paper in her socks – anything to avoid the itchy legs. It went from itchy legs, to being bored, to hot, anything to not play. So Megan sat in a ball, head in her hands, pouting for oh… 3 quarters of the game. I tried everything – just like I did with Alyssa – and no bribe, treat, incentive would get her to play. Then finally, she seemed interested. We called her coach, “Megan’s ready” I yelled. Whoo hoo!! She is on the field. Yes! “Get the camera!” She took a throw-in. She ran. She tried to get the ball. And… the game was over. She played for about 90 seconds. But I was so proud of her. Maybe next week it will be different.


Let’s catch up

Posted on by
6

It has only been 2 weeks since an update and to some people’s expectations, apparently that is way too long. So let me catch you up — if you are there, surely someone is: mom? ann? bev?


Two weeks ago Audrey was dedicated at Harpeth Community Church. The other little baby on stage with us, well, his name was Noah. I like this photo with all the hands stretched out toward us, committing their support to help us raise her to follow God. (Think out of your comfort zone for you CofC’ers) The girls all did good on stage, but I think Megan stole the show swinging her beads in circles. This may be the only photo where she looked serious and was not scowling at the audience. And though Mommy did not take a single photo of Audrey that morning, trust me, she did look cute.

Around the House:

While most families are play Wii, we are playing the real old-school games on N64. Alyssa has become really good. She races, plays a Ms PacMan game and Super Mario 64. And for now, Megan loves to just watch her. And when I play, she usually beats me. When I question it, Ethan responds, “Let’s be honest here, games were never really your forte.”



Well, I will tell you what is my forte, and that is baking stuff that is bad for me then running it off. We fried up some donuts for Valentines breakfast and much to my surprise, they were tasty. I may never need a donut shop again. And to offset my horrible eating habits, I have been running. I am in a group with some MOPS girls and we try to run few times a week and get in a long run together on Saturday. But with the weather lately, it is hard. We are up to 6 miles and have a 10K in two weeks. It has been very enjoyable for me. Lacing up the shoes, layering up the body for 28 degree weather, strapping on my new GPS watch and hitting the pavement – usually at 6am. The goal is the Nashville Half-Marathon in April.


And last up was Ethan’s birthday. We have been on a serious Dave Ramsey inspired budget this year, so just going out to eat was a treat for us all (or maybe just me!). We followed it up with my annual Carrot Cake and some good friends for company. Happy 33 to Ethan. Can you believe he is so OLD?

And here is my other project. I am attempting a Photo a Day for 2010 and this is the kit I bought. Here are a few of the pages, click on the photos if you want to see details.

Winter Fun

Posted on by
2

Growing up in Houston, I have never had this much fun in the snow. Ok, I think I went skiing as a kid once, and remember a photo of me riding in a gondola, and it snowed once in 1987 and I ate snow off our pool lounger — but beyond that don’t remember anything like this.

Friday was a snow day, and I heard it was the most snow we have had since 2003. It snowed most of Friday, froze that night and Saturday everything was coated in white with a top layer of ice. We tried to get out for church today, but it didn’t look good. Later today the sun came out and we wanted to play. Ethan found a piece of old wood and made a sled out of it and it worked for a bit. Then we borrowed a friend’s discs and headed to the elementary school where we heard there was some good sledding. Audrey pretended to take a nap at our neighbors and we had a blast. Alyssa was hesitant at first, but after the first time she was fine. Megan I think will be the adventurous one. First time down, all by herself, she had a look of panic and shear fun in one. I’ll admit, I kept riding with her just so I could play too. Now, school is canceled for Monday too. I sure wish we had some ski gear for these kids so we could play without getting wet…and next time we would be ready for some real skiing. It was a great day!



Whaleys to the Rescue

Posted on by
2

That’s right. We are all superheros. I had planned out a great idea for costumes. The two little ones were going to be home-made hand-me-down costumes that I was very proud of. So I just had to think of something for Alyssa. Well, as it turns out, she can think on her own now. Dang! And she picked Super Girl. Well, then of course, Megan doesn’t want to be a puppy, she wants a superhero too. Then Bat Girl is born. Now there can’t be any fun unless Audrey too is one and Dad comes up with The Flash. Then he stops by Hobby Lobby on the way to work one day (how cute is that) and we all now are superheros. It was a lot of fun putting them together. All pics

Here are some others of my almost ONE year old.


And since I am a words of affirmation type person, here is my Halloween dessert. After the photo, Ethan decided the pumpkin patch needed a gum drop fence. I love him like that.

Playing catch up

Posted on by
4

I really don’t like to do this, but realized that I have not put photos up in awhile. If you didn’t notice, well, this blog isn’t for you. I know some people that check daily to see their beautiful granddaughters. Daily may be too much. Just kidding. It’s not. Just kidding. It is. Really.

Megan, is well… Megan. There are no words to describe her other than herself. She is three. Loud. Moody. But immaginative. Hysterical. Unlike her sister in many ways, but just like her in others. God is so creative. She doesn’t want to go to school in the morning, but jumps right out of the car and comes back happy. Who knows what really goes on in there. She likes to play anything from pretend animals to Wall-E and Even. Mostly follows her big sisters directions, and in turn gives them to her little sister.



Audrey is almost one. She is everywhere and into everything, but not walking. She eats like no other I have raised. I had to give her some chocolate cake one night after dinner because she did such a good job with her green beans and I thought she needed a treat. She loves to play whatever her sisters are playing, which drives one of them crazy. She gets parented by 4 people in the house. She cannot sleep without her “nuffle bunny”. She does the roar of the tiger, says DaDa, BaBa, waves and the occasional MaMa. But she is darn cute.




And that leaves Alyssa. She is 6, in 1st grade. She loves school. She excels. She can totally entertain herself with a book, like most of the Whaleys. She has lost three teeth. She plays, but doesn’t love, soccer. She thinks maybe “it isn’t the sport for me.” Too bad, mom and dad say it is right now. She is affectionate, nurturing, and kind. She can still throw a fit like a 3 yr old, and get her feelings hurt very easily. She has several buddies in the neighborhood that she wants to play with daily. She obeys and is the one I can control when chaos comes knocking at my door. She is the one who will cuddle, give one more hug, and generally be anything you need her to be. Am I blessed with these girls or what?