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We’re getting good at this…

We just arrived in Carmel where we’ll stay for two nights. It’s pricey but very scenic. There’s a little creek close by and this park is decorated very quaint, just like one of those little B&Bs.

On the way we stopped at Target, one of my favorite stores. I know it’s an evil corporation but I hadn’t shopped there in weeks and I went a little crazy. Ingrid picked out a purse and wallet for me for my birthday. She also talked us into replacing Olive, her beloved baby doll. Old Olive couldnt make sounds anymore, so we picked out a new Olive at Target. When we got home I put old Olive into the Goodwill sack. Olive (Ingrid) said: Bye mommy, I love you! Ingrid said: I love you too! That was it.

I’m busy now reorganizing the RV while Ingrid colors in her Hello Kitty book.

Had a fabulous time in Vegas. Saw another Cirque du Soleil show (best one yet, IMO), played in the pool, won some $ and toys, ate a little sushi and steak. Spent way too much but it was sooooo worth it!

We’re heading to the MotoGP races in Laguna Seca now. Then it’s back to the Bay Area to celebrate some very important birthdays and spend some time with family. I can’t wait to see everyone, especially my nephew Ollie.

Daddy wins big in Vegas! A few minutes after I snapped this picture, Ingrid won a stuffed puppy on her own. Even before daddy won her the snake, she’d given it a name: Fuzzy. She has a pink and purple snake at home that we won in Vegas earlier this year; that one is named Fluffy.

My baby is growing up… Riding the carousel all by herself for the first time!