Saturday morning, I was up early with the kiddos and we hit up some neighborhood garage sales. Love the beauty of garage sales. It works on some many skills:
- delayed gratification
- sharing
- money skills
- communication skills
I remember going to yard sales when PJ was about 3 years old and the seller mentioned how hard it must be to take him to the sales. I simply smiled and nodded, but inside, I was shouting, NO - it actually isn't! I use the time to work on skills. I use the time to teach him wants/needs, the value of money, purposeful buying, having a conversation with an adult. I love how my kiddos love yard sales!
This weekend, PJ bought a super cute desk to go under his loft. He used his OWN money from his allowance. A desk is something he has been wanting, so I was so proud that he was OK exchanging his money for his purchase! He even said, "Wow! I got a great deal!"
After the sales, we had another big event - Isaac's birthday party with his friends. We went to KANGO PlayCenter - however, this center is closing on 6/27. I am super sad, bc it is our fav place to go on rainy summer days. The kids had a blast crawling through the jungle gym, roller skating, jumping on the bounce houses, and playing the video games!
Throughout Saturday, too, we were having 2 of our 9 Cottonwood trees cut down. Isaac's allergies continue and the 9 Cottonwood trees are quite a nuisance in addition to the fact that they are super close to our house and cottonwoods are very brittle trees. So we had a guy come and he cut down 2 this weekend and 2 more next weekend. Don't worry- we will plant other trees to replace them - just not ones that will make Isaac sick!!
On Sunday, Isaac and his Uncle Timmy and FUTURE Aunt Kara went to see The Amazing Spiderman. This was Isaac's gift from them and he was super excited to go!
So, since they were gone, PJ, Evelyn, and I took some time to just chill outside in the beautiful weather. We played on the swing set and had a water gun fight - Evie doesn't like water guns!!! She was quite scared by them!
Finally, Sunday evening, we took a field trip to every home-owner's fav place - Lowes - to buy some flowers for the front flower beds and a new trimmer for Gary. The boys love Lowes - it's almost like a playground - they sit on the tractors, they check out the windows and doors, and love to look at all the different types of lights - I know - cheap outing - but it was fun!!! I even saw some cute wood-shop crafts we might do this summer!
It was a busy, but fun weekend at the White House - What did you do?
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