UGGs

I have scored the best bargain to date from Goodwill. So good that I have to write a whole post about it. Every Thursday, I stop in at Goodwill after work because all the kids clothes are 50% off. Many times I walk out of there with nothing and many times I walk out of there with some nice Gymboree or Gap clothes.

Today I was browsing the kids shoe section when I saw a beautiful pair of pink boots on the top shelf. Assuming they were Target knock offs of UGGs, I pulled them down anyway only to discover that the were REAL Uggs! And they were $3.99. I almost wet my pants.


These exact boots are retailing right now for $113. I am so thrilled. I don't know whether to hold on to them until her feet fit them (hopefully later this winter) or sell them on Ebay.

Elmo Party!

The theme of birthday #2 was Elmo. My daughter has a severe obsession with Elmo. We slummed it this year for her birthday - had the party at our small house, had just family over, and had Little Caesars to dine on. It was a fun day - I know Meredith enjoyed it.

Her favorite balloon (poor Elmo is barely floating as of today :-( Meredith is pretty distraught by that.
Here she is rocking the gangsta' Elmo look.



Grandma and Grandpa Schwake got her a shiny new red wagon for her birthday which she loves to ride in. She won't sit in the stroller but she seems to have no problem riding in the wagon - at least the times we have used it so far.


Meredith helped Daddy and Grandpa put it together.




And here is the finished product!

On to the fun stuff! An Elmo birthday isn't complete without an Elmo cake!











On to presents - she loved trying on her new clothes.

And she can't wait to play with Play-Doh this winter!

And the art desk from mom and dad...well...the verdict is still out on that one.

2!

Meredith turned 2 on September 2! I didn't even realize it was her golden birthday. I can't believe she's 2 already - she has turned into such a big girl now. She is very independent and likes to do things on her own. She always says "Mimi do". She is quite a chatterbox and a smart little girl too. Her birthday was on a Wednesday so we took cupcakes for the toddlers at daycare. Then we went to Chipotle for dinner and Build-A-Bear. Don't take a 2-year-old to Build-A-Bear. She kept grabbing animals and wouldn't pick just one. Then when it came time to stuff it, she had a fit because she didn't want to let go of it. She cried almost the whole time we were in there. Hopefully she had fun though - things were better once we left the store. She ended up getting a pink bear and a kitty cat (it even has a button inside that meows!). She loves the cat - I hear random meows coming from the monitor at night every now and then. I heard one last night even.

We had her annual check-up last week too. She is 34.5 inches tall and weighs 26.8 pounds.

Stay tuned - I'll post pictures of her Elmo party soon.

State Fair!!!

It's my favorite time of year again - State Fair time! I look forward to the fair all year long and I'm so excited it's finally here. Plus, it means that my favorite season (fall) is right around the corner!

Greg and I took Meredith to meet up with Grandma Schwake, Uncle Chris, Auntie Jennifer, my uncle Robin and aunt Irene, and my cousins Mary Jo and Jeremy at the State Fair on Friday. Greg and I are going again by ourselves on M

onday to enjoy some kid free time so we can do things we want to do.

We parked at the free park and ride and rode the bus. We sang 'Wheels on the Bus...People on the Bus...Wipers on the Bus (it was raining).

This was just as we got into the fair...on our way for a breakfast of mini doughnuts.

Ahhh...nothing like mini doughnuts for breakfast.

It was pretty crowded for 9:30 a.m.

We headed to the Miracle of Birth barn.

As always, she loved looking at the animals.

This proud mama sheep had just given birth three hours ago.

3 hours old! How cute is this little lamb?

Then she made friends with a mama-to-be.

This is a miniature horse baby.

There were some cool, cute graphics outside of the barn.

Then we headed off to the sheep barn...odd how there is a buffalo statue right outside the sheep barn. Hmmmmm.

Meredith really enjoyed going down the giant slide. She kept saying "big slide" all day.

She ate some corn on the cob from the Corn Roast.

She played with her auntie Jennifer.

And finished off the day with some Dippin' Dots.

more pictures from our photo session