Last week was 4th of July and, with our extra days off, Zach and I decided to take a day trip up to the Livingston Antique Outlet.  I had actually never heard of this antique mall, but the Google reviews gave me lots of hope.

We got there early in the day so we had plenty of time to leisurely stroll through this place.  It was pretty huge.

The first thing I noticed was that the prices were really fair.  This is always surprising for an antique mall, but made me very, very happy.

The second thing I noticed was this dog sculpture that looks just like one of Sarah’s dogs:

Amazing, right?

I also noticed many, many cute things.  I wanted this Mobo pedal horse so badly for the baby nursery.  I thought it would look so baller sitting in a corner.  Sure, it’s a serious tetanus hazard, but still worth it.  The price on this was too high though ($185).  Turns out that they sell for WAY cheaper on ebay, even with shipping.  And you can find restored ones on ebay too.

And check out this German folk art sleigh.  I’ve never seen anything like it!  So beautiful, even with that lady’s boobie hanging out.  

I literally just texted Sarah to ask her if I could even say “boobie” on here.  So if you are offended, my apologies, and also, blame Sarah.

I saw two of these Tammany mechanical banks.  One was priced $495 and the other was $299.  They are really adorable and I assume highly collectible.  The price though made me wish they made reproductions so I could enjoy this without breaking the bank.  

That little dude is like my soul sister now that I’m pregnant.  I pretty much enjoy sitting in a chair all day.  And I exclusively wear fancy suits now.  Just kidding, I wear pajamas all day.

Look at this buddy:

Give me all of these egg cups.  I don’t eat hardboiled eggs, but still, give me all of them.

These mugs accurately represent my face pretty much anytime Sarah buys something at a sale with stains all over it, or made out of glass window blocks:

Ok ok, so what did we buy?  A few things!  Zach found these great paintings first.  They seem kind of newish, so for all I know, they are from Pier One.  We still love them.  They are painted on wood and were only $10 each.

Zach also found a lead figure of a mailman.  Very cute.  $9.

His face is so contemplative.

I found this old tin wind-up toy of Peter Cottontail.  I got it to put on a shelf in the baby’s room.  $15.

Also, is there a difference between Peter Rabbit and Peter Cottontail?  I just realized I have no clue.

-Erin

Update from Sarah: Wow. So many burns and I wasn’t even invited to come along. 

And let’s be frank. That mailman is making that face because he just tried to deliver mail to Erin’s house but George scared him away. (Which actually happened in real life–not just in the world of lead soldiers.) 

Oh also, yes there is a difference between the two rabbits. Peter Rabbit is Beatrix Potter’s rabbit:

And Peter Cottontail is Thornton Burgess’ rabbit.

But Thornton Burgess’ rabbit was also named Peter Rabbit before he decided that he needed a more exciting name. TRUE STORY.