I LOVE garage sale day!! Those of you who have followed long enough know this 😉 Shopping is always fun, but I love the social aspect. I love walking in the sun all morning. I love eating the little treats that people make. And I love second hand shopping, obviously. The whole tradition is just too good.
Last year, it was considerably less fun. The year before hadn’t been much better, if I remember correctly. For a whole host of reasons, I ended up angrily sending my family home, and did some angst shopping on my own. I was hurt and annoyed and the whole thing kind of sucked. Yes, I was being a bit of a baby, but Brady and I had a long chat about it afterwards and no love was lost.
This year, he was determined that it would be better for me. He and I talked in detail about what bugged me in the previous years, and how he could make it better. We pep talked the kids about how fun of a day garage sale day is, and how it was one of my favorite days of the year. They all seemed to pick up on it.
And guys, it was GREAT! According to the health app on Brady’s phone, we walked about 4 kms this morning, with two kids in the stroller and two on foot. They didn’t whine and cry for every single toy. They wandered around the sales happily and left willingly when it was time. They didn’t even whine about all the walking!! About halfway through our trek, Dekker mentioned that his legs were getting tired, but we were conveniently at the sale where we ALWAYS stop for donuts! Sooooo we stopped for donuts.
Hellooooooo, energy!
We made our way back home from there, stopping to visit with a handful of good friends that we only ever seem to see on garage sale day. Its funny how that always works that way 🙂
Our purchases are as follows:
A second trike! WOW how we’ve needed another one of these! $10.
This is the cutest dominos game I’ve ever seen! The dots are all so bright and colourful. Virtually untouched! $1.
Just a little cozy pair of shorts for Laela, who only has denim shorts so far this year. $0.50.
A FABULOUS kids sized life jacket! $5.
Skates for Laela. $5.
Duplo! Our kids use it ALL THE TIME! $5.
A set of forstner bits for Brady. He bought ONE bit a while back for $35. This whole set was $35. Win!
The only other purchases we made were when Brady let each kid pick a toy out of a $0.25 bin. Thats how we ended up with a toy that we donated to that garage sale just days before. Super glad to have that back. *insert passive aggressive face here*
Aaaaand our best family picture from the day! Lol!
It barely includes Solly, but he’s the star of just about every other picture, so what can you do?
All in all, this morning was VERY cute! I’m so grateful to have a husband who makes the things I love a priority, and for kids who are amazing sports and bright lights!! What a perfect kick off to Mother’s Day weekend!