Garage Sale Finds

Today was Saturday, our community's garage sale day. There were quite a few, and we used the stroller and walked to some that were near our house. Then we jumped in our van for a few reasons: 1) it was too far to walk, 2) Esther would nap in the van, and 3) rain was coming.

We made out pretty good, and the kids did well also. Esther ended up sleeping for about an hour during our journey, and Matthew loved getting out to walk around and "play" with the toys. Here's what we got..

The clothes are all for Esther, a 3T summer outfit, an 18 month dress, an 18 month sweater, and a knit hat complete with clip-on flower. Then there's 3 pairs of shoes for Essie and 1 for Matthew. 2 of those pairs are Stride Rite (aka expensive shoes) and I got em for a dollar each. Then there's a potty seat, a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse toy (we got that one for free!) and 3 books (one of which was free also).

Step 2 picnic table for $15.

Kitchen for free! Just out by someone's mailbox, begging for us to pick it up. It didn't come with dishes, but Matthew's got some play food already, and I'm sure Esther will get some play dishes or something for Christmas.

The clubhouse is pretty cool. It makes all sorts of sounds and noises. Matthew had fun exploring the options, and Esther was equally interested. Yeah, so for free, right? It was raining, and I hopped out of the car to look at what this house had. They were bringing things into the garage, and I brought the clubhouse in for them so I could look at it while I was dry. And the lady says, "I'm taking all these things to goodwill, so take whatever you want." I guess she wasn't into making any cash, or perhaps the rain discouraged her efforts. I don't really care, it was awesome for us!

This rocking chair is so darling for the kids. $5 folks. It needed a small repair, but Josh took care of that for us.

Ok, she's not quite big enough for it, but she still looked cute :)

All in all, we spent under $30. Then we came home for lunch and naps, and we had dinner at Bob Evans tonight. Yes, it was a good Saturday.

Oh, and one more cute pic from earlier this week.

The messy solid food has begun!