itsy bitsy pigtails

I'm off to Milwaukee this coming week so I thought I'd show you all a monumental picture before I leave. Meredith doesn't have much hair. There is some there but it's so light that you can't see it. It has finally gotten long enough that I can put two little pigtails in. Yes, they look kind of silly but I have been waiting SO long for some hair to grow.

Off to Kid's Hair we go now.

What happens when your child drinks too much tequila?

They pass out with their maracas! Apparently Meredith is feeling like she's still in Mexico. I'm a couple weeks late adding this to the blog but it's too cute to not share. Thanks for the Christmas gift Scott!

my latest bargain

I think most of my readers know that I love to shop at thrift stores, consignment shops, etc. for both myself and Meredith. It's actually a hobby of mine and it's a thrill to find a great bargain. In fact, today I'm wearing a very cute sweater from The Limited that I got at Goodwill for $3. Ironically I have it paired up with a $99 pair of Seven for All Mankind jeans. That totally defeats the purpose having expensive jeans and all, but I justify it because I used the money I made on Ebay when I sold my wedding gown so it's all good, right?



On Tuesday, one of my co-workers (actually, I'll call her my friend) and I went to a thrift store that was new to me called Unique and it's located over by the Burnsville mall. It's very organized compared to Goodwill but I think the prices are slightly higher. Anyway I came across this:
It's the Radio Flyer Classic Red Dual Deck Tricycle. It retails at Toys R Us for around $70. It was in great condition and I bought it for $19.95. I was so proud of myself. It's going to be a while before Meredith is old enough to use it but I'm just giddy with excitement about it!

a very long vacation - part 2

When we got off the ship, Rich and Mary picked us up in Tampa and drove us to The Villages. This was our new home away from home for the next five days. Meredith wasted no time hamming it up with Grandma Carlson.



She was dishing out the kisses!



We went over to David and Elaine's (Greg's aunt & uncle) house and Meredith loved Elaine's teddy bear.

This one is just a random cute picture.

And of course, a nice family picture.

One of her gifts from Mom and Dad was Elmo Live. I think she really likes it. She still gets big grins whenever Elmo 'talks' to her.

This is such a cute picture of Meredith snuggling with her Daddy.

David and Elaine came over for Christmas dinner - everything was fabulous. Thanks Rich and Mary!

Once the gifts were opened, the lanai became Meredith's own playroom.

This picture is worth a mention because Rich and Mary have the best neighbors down in The Villages. They all loved Meredith and welcomed her with wide open arms. They were giving her things right and left and this lovely singing reindeer came from the neighbor who likes QVC.

Finally, I snapped a picture of Meredith on the plane as we were heading home. We were fortunate enough to have some empty seats on the plane and it was just us in our row. She seemed to be behaving so well at first. Just know that this picture was taken pre-meltdown. It wasn't pretty and she refused to sleep. Of course she fell asleep right away in her stroller as we were waiting for our luggage.