Megan sings the ABCs

She's not even 2, but she's already a little performer! The ABC song is her favorite song to sing right now. I even hear her singing it to her stuffed animals in her bed when she wakes up in the morning. On this particular day she was singing while playing the piano.

Morning at the Museum

Last week Megan and I went to Raleigh to the Museum of Natural History. Megan was really excited to see the dinosaurs, but she also got to see so much more! She touched live turtles, saw snakes, fish and other bugs, and saw lots of cool, hands-on exhibits. I could barely get her to leave the arthropod room. We had a lot of fun and were there almost 4 hours! Before we left, she picked out 2 little stretchy snakes from the gift shop to bring home with her, and she has given them a proper home in a small basket in the living room!

Megan in front of the snakes:

Stopping for a snack in the dino footprint:

Hiding in the grass in the arthropod exhibit: (She told me she was a caterpillar and was pretending to eat the grass!)

Touching the big black beetle with hairy legs:

Feeling the animal furs in the Discovery Room: (In this room she also got to see a big beehive full of bees!)

Up, Down, 'Round and 'Round

Sometimes on the weekends we take Megan to Northgate Mall to rider the carousel. She absolutely loves to ride on the animals -- especially the reindeer and the zebra.

Last-Minute Snowman

Finally, we built our snowman. Megan has asked to build a snowman since the snow first fell, and tonight was pretty much our last chance before the snow melted. Megan had a tons of fun decorating the snowman with a carrot nose, button eyes, and a pipe-cleaner mouth.

The Schumi Dance

Apparently Megan thinks only one person calls Dad on his cell phone - our friend Stephen Schumi. Everytime his phone rings, Megans gets excited, starts dancing, and says "Schumi!" Yesterday she really wanted to dance to Schumi, and kept asking for "more Schumi dance!"

Snow Videos

Last night when we were out playing in the snow, Megan had a fantastic time chasing Mocha around in a fun game of "snow tag" and trying to get the snowflakes off Mocha's back.

This video is from this morning.

It's Snow Much Fun!!!

It started snowing around 6:15 or so last night and it stuck to everything!! Megan bundled up for a few minutes of playtime before dinner. Thankfully her winter coat for next year just arrived this week, so we got to test it out. Too bad I didn't order the snow pants, too...but who would have thought we'd get so much snow???

When Megan woke up this morning, the first thing she said to me was, "SNOW!!" and pointed to the window. I guess she remembered!! After breakfast we really bundled up - it was a chilly 24 degrees and windy - and went out. The snow was really deep in the grassy areas and Megan had trouble walking through it. But out in the driveway, the accumulations weren't as great, so she had an easier time getting around. We tried to build a snowman, but the snow is super powdery and wouldn't stick to form a ball. It's a beautiful snow, though!

The snow doesn't look like it's going anywhere soon, so I'm sure we'll have tons more pictures and video to post over the next few days. (Check out the photo site!) Stay warm and enjoy the snow. We will!!!