Garage Sale Day

Today was the official kick off to the garage sale season. Here is what we did:

• Relia came into our room at 7a, which was right in line with her light. We all got up and went downstairs for cereal. DF had sliced banana. We all got dressed and were out the door a little after 8a.
• We arrived at the Bryn Mawr neighborhood and started walking the alleys and looking at sales. Relia had $1 to spend and that was quickly spent on a rock and roll Elmo. She also found a princess themed bike ($15) and we upgraded her ride.
• Back to the car and we met up with the FP Gal's dad and his truck. We dropped our first load and went back to the hunt. DF was in the stroller and Relia went back and forth between walking and riding.
• After a couple of hours we stopped for lunch. They all had pizza while I had a burger from a restaurant named Dredi. I won.
• Back on the road (well, sidewalk). DF finally took a nap in the back of the stroller. Grandpa and Relia stopped to listen to a string quartet and the FP Gal and I continued on to another sale. While there we met another 3 year old princess. Someone complimented her on her dress and her mom had to prompt her to say 'thank you'. It's not just us!
• More shopping and no big finds. We did get a Fisher Price castle. And a couple of puzzles for Relia. There were hardly any books for sale and none that I wanted.
  
• Time to turn for the car. At our third to last sale we saw a denim chair ($5) that was just perfect for Relia. There were some tears as we figured out how to get it back to the car but nothing too serious.
  
• Home but (surprisingly) no naps on the way. DF went down eventually but fightin' Relia would hear nothing of the sort. We played out back for a bit and then inside to tackle the new puzzles.
  
• BLT's for supper. DF wasn't sure about tomatoes or bacon. Or the yogurt in which we crumbled up his vitamins. Relia at her's very quickly. Me? I've come to love the taste of bacon and mayonnaise.
• Finished in time to watch the Derby. Wore some silly hats and cheered for horses. None of our picks won.
• Coming up? Bath time, bed time and quiet time for parents.