Playtime at Home!

There are people in this world that are just good at yard sales. No matter how hard Mark and I try, we can never find that "perfect" yard sale, that has exactly what we don't want to pay full price for, or at the very least, something awesome that we didn't know we were missing all of our lives. One time I went to a great estate sale, found our bedroom furniture, coffee table, and a great bench that we get millions of compliments on. But I didn't find that on my own. Nope, fortunately for us, Gigi is the yard sale expert. She passed most of her talent on to Uncle David, too. Not only can she sniff out a good yard sale, but she somehow gets them to give her crazy prices too. Someday, I'll drag Anna to yard sale after yard sale (I used to love them as a kid, minus that period in my life where waking up before noon was painful) for the joy of the hunt, because Mark just isn't into that kind of fun!

Long story short, over the course of two weeks Gigi scored us some awesome play sets for the back yard, including two toddler playhouses complete with slides, a swing, and other cool features, and an outdoor toy box so out garage can look a little more normal. This past weekend a lot of time and effort was spent cleaning up an area for little miss (more on that later) but here are some shots of Anna enjoying her at home playground! Lucky girl! Thanks Gigi (and Ru for dragging it to Statesville)!!

No smiles, but she was having fun. This would be right before her fever shot up to 102...

Her favorite part... Going in and out her own little door!

Or maybe her favorite part is trying to climb up the slides?

I tried to show her the cool climbing "wall". She is still a bit too little, but enjoys trying!

"What, Mom?" Sassy look from my serious girl.

"Bye guys! Emma and I are off to play!"

I know Aunt Dee will love this photo! The beagles enjoy resting in the shade to watch their sister play!