

We came across our old dance recital costumes when we were going through the attic and had fun dressing Skylar up in them. Here she models the Hershey Kiss costume:
Dawn broke on saturday morning to a frenzy of setting up. Our yardsale was scheduled to begin at 8--the crowds rolled in at 630 and they didn't mess around. They kept going in the garage looking for things that weren't on sale. We felt like we needed more stuff for them. I ran through the house grabbing things and they were gone almost before they touched the pavement.
This is AFTER it was picked over:

Skylar woke up at some point and we stuck her out there with all the stuff. Nobody bought her, but a few people tried.
She was so sleepy and just wanted Uncle Josh to carry her around.
Here is Bekah modeling a hot pink velvet dress coat. It could have been yours, sorry you weren't there.
Like the proud Austin woman she is, Margaret held her head up high, strapped on the fanny pack and took money from those poor souls who eagerly haggled for our trash.
Then it got really, really hot and the fun stopped:
After all of our hardwork, we needed a little R&R, so we headed up to my Aunt Nell and Uncle Carl's new house on Lake Murray. My Uncle David, Aunt Tish, and cousins Abby and Sarah were visiting from Florida so we had a little reunion. This is one Big House--so big in fact, that I would have had to stand in the lake to fit the whole thing in one frame:
Here is Aunt Nell working in her amazing kitchen filled with appliances from the sci-fi channel.
No Austin family gathering would be complete without some kind of rowdy, violent, competitive sport. In this case, water rugby:
Sarah helped Skylar play fetch:
Now off to bed for me!