Just the girls vacation

Pickle and I spent two weeks in Florida visiting my mom. She treated us to a fabulous getaway! The flight was a little tough. Pickle doesn't know how to stay still and the fact that I'm loosing my lap by the day didn't make it easy. We haven't been out to visit my mom yet in Florida so it was a great time to getaway before the new baby comes.

Pickle is quite the onorey one. She wouldn't let Big Mama (grandma) hug or kiss her. My mom isn't very patient either about letting the kids warm up. Big Mama would try, try and try to get kisses from her. Finally, Picke decided she would just hit her to get her away. It ended up being a game to Picke and she would tell Big Mama "GO!" My Mom never let up and Pickle continued having a power struggle with her. I finally told Picke that nobody wins a power struggle over Big Mama. Of course when Pickle wanted a kiss she would head right over to my mom and give her one. It just had to be on her terms. Hmmmm, reminds me of somebody.

The weather was great, 80's almost the entire time. We spent almost everyday at the beach. The beaches were breath taking. I have been to a few beaches and this one is by far the prettiest! The white sand is what did it! Sand like I had never seen before, fine and white. It took Pickle a few days to get used to the sand. At first she would get it all over her and then try to wipe her face clean with her dirty hands. It was hilarious to watch her struggle with the sand. It was EVERYWHERE, that is the only down fall. We would take Thai food to the beach everyday and picnic next to the water. The dolphins would swim by to say hi which was nice to see.

The two weeks went fast but we were eager to get home. Pickle had the Daddy blues and so did I. Toward the end of our trip she would walk around the house saying Dada or when we went shopping she would yell at all the men that would pass us "Dada?". She changed a ton while we were away. She grew a ton and did so many funny things. Needless to say, Daddy was shocked at how much she had grown and changed. He said, "You guys are never leaving me again!"

Attention Mom's to be.......can I just say.......

Can I just say, I'm in love with the store the Pumpkin Patch! They seriously have the cutest kid clothes I have ever seen. They don't have one in the city I live in but about an hour away is the only one in the state. I believe it's an Australian company and they have the greatest ensembles for kids. Bright and lively! Everything is made to coordinate so, you can have a variety of different outfits with a few pieces. Not to mention the quality is top notch. These pieces can be washed and washed and the shape and color stay true! I have noticed as Pickle has started walking that quality does matter. Being a stay at home mom, you have to pick and choose where you spend your money. I have decided that I will sacrifice and buy all of my clothes at Target just to splurge on a few pieces from the Pumpkin Patch. I'm also a huge sucker for clothes at Gymboree, The GAP and Old Navy. Their quality is also made to last!

This is a funny story, I'm a huge fan of purchasing kid items on Craigslist. It's a great way to buy gently used items for a fraction of the cost. Most of Pickles toys have been purchased on Craigslist. I buy anything that can be Clorox down and washed. Well, I see an add stating Gymboree Mom's selling all their gently used kids clothes at a garage sale. So, it's sat morning and I head to the garage sale. It was like nothing I had ever seen, mom's swarming around with arms full of clothing. I look and find a few cute outfits, I then look at the price tags and realize that they want 15+ for their used clothes. I couldn't believe it. I had no idea of the resell value of brand name kids clothes. So, I leave empty handed because of sticker shock. I go home and look on ebay for the same thing and realize the same thing. Pumpkin Patch, Gap and Gymboree selling used at top prices. Who knew?

The photos shown are the latest outfit from the Pumpkin Patch. Cute huh? Thanks again Marcia!

Happy Halloween!

This was Pickle's 2nd Halloween. We decided to go to trick or treat street at a small local town near ours. This is a really quaint town with great little shops and restaurants. We were meeting the baby bootcamp gang for the festivities. We loaded up the kido's in our wagon and they were crowd stopping. ADORABLE!!!!!! One little chic and one mean lion. Both kids are a week apart. We gave them their first lollypops and they were in heaven! At one point I had to take Pickle's candy bag and then she realized it was in her best interest to steal Riley's halloween candy. What a stinker!