at the yard sale

Today was a full day. Early in the morning, F took A1 to go take her exam, the SSAT. Meanwhile, the girls and I hung out outside while the neighborhood held it's bi-yearly Yard Sale. We decided not to participate-- it is too much work and hassle for the amount of money people will be willing to pay. So, we usually give away the kids' stuff to friends and we donate the rest to Goodwill. The kids were very busy running around and chasing each other. They did have some sit-down play once in a while... not much though. At some point, they decided they wanted to play make-up artist. So they began to pile on the make-up and the nail polish. This kept them busy for a good 30 minutes.





A2 is making sure she glams those pretty eyes...

In the front of the houses-- across the street (a narrow one-way street) is a little hill that the kids love to climb. They are constantly scaling it and playing up there.

A3 made sure she painted her fingernails...

Here is one of our youngest little neighbors kids--Little Miss. A! She was so cute , I couldn't resist!

We did have an incident today. One of the neighbors-- one nobody really knows well-- had their dog out during the yard sale. He bit a couple of people and also A3. A3 is alright-- she went to the ER and had it checked out. Is she afraid of dogs now? Heck no! As soon as we got home, she went over to another neighbor's yard to play with her Husky!

We are finally winding down for the evening-- dad has the DVD in the machine, the munchies are ready (he brought home Panera! YUM!) and we are ready to relax! By the way, A1 feels confident about her performance on the SSAT.