Following Directions

Meredith Stretching.













Meredith doing Yoga.















Meredith touching her toes.













Meredith jumping.

Meredith peeling potatoes.

Day at the ZOO!

Last Saturday we took a family trip to the Jacksonville Zoo. It was a glorious day. It was the perfect day to go to the zoo. The sun was out and shining and the temperature was cool and very comfortable. All of the animals we visited were out playing or just hanging out. The only animals we did not get to see were the Lions (they weren't in the mood) and the Wallabys ( their habitat was being renovated). We played, we walked, we laughed, we saw and we had a great time.

Meredith's favorites were probably a toss up between the big, ugly black fish and the elephants, or maybe the frogs - the Choo Choo Train was really cool too. Mama's favorites were the lorikeets and the vampire bats - maybe the sloth or killer frogs, No the Giant Anteater for sure. Dada liked the whole Jaguar habitat with the anaconda, the sloth, vampire bats and so much more - the entire area was very cool and the giraffes were great.

Happy Halloween . . .MU HAHAHA!

Last year for Halloween Meredith was a Ladybug - she was soo Cute. This year I wanted to pick out an outfit that would fit her personality a little more - because boy does she ever have a personality.

Well, one of Meredith's favorite things in the world is dancing. She likes to dance all around the house or the restaurant or the car or the store . . . if there is music she will dance.

So, what better costume for our sweet girl then a poodle skirt outfit from the 50's - a time where I think of dancing as a wholesome affair, even if I'm wrong.

Our day started with a trip to the library. At the library on Friday they had a Monster Storytime, a Costume Parade, Trick-or-Treating throughout the library and a Scavenger hunt. Meredith got some jelly beans, some lollipops and some jujifruits - she also won a new book, but she was all about her candy. She loves her candy.

Later in the day she went Trick-or-Treating in our neighborhood with her Daddy. She looked so cute going to her first door with her little pumpkin and knocking on the door. Granted I could not hear a thing because I was at our house giving out candy, but she looked SO cute from across the street. From what Ryan tells me after she went to the first house she said, "All done." and was ready to come back to our house to eat her candy. They ended up going to about 7 houses then promptly returning home to EAT all of the candy she could. The funniest thing was the she was so excited about trying it all (except for chocolate it seem to hurt her tummy) she did not actually finish any of the candy she got.

So our first family trick or treating adventure was a SUCCESS!