A couple of months ago the kiddies were asking for a new pet. We have had pets in the past. A hamster. A Bunny. Goldfish. And it's always the same thing. Mama cleans up after them. With four little ones and a hubby who is away all the time it is a lot to add a pet to the mix. We told them that not only would they have to clean up after their small pet they would have to earn the money to make the purchase including all of the "stuff." We were hoping that this would help establish a little more "ownership and responsibility" this time around.....
The older two decided that an old fashioned lemonade stand was in order! They decided on the price and I set it all up for them and watched the magic happen. They were thrilled and had so many customers and were so darling to the many folks who stopped by. We have a circle drive way and so people were pulling in like a drive thru. It was hysterical. They also did NOT want me or my husband anywhere near their little stand. I had to stand in the garage and watch and count myself beyond fortunate just to have snapped these few pictures. No pictures! No parents! No siblings!
I stepped out of the garage for a quick second to snap these last few pictures and no they are not so great because I was forbidden to do so and because I had a baby on my hip as well.....
We heard this over and over again. "The lemonade is $1.00. But you get the cup and the ice and the straw for free! Giggles. I could hardly stand it they were so precious. I did my very best to be obedient and stayed in the garage out of sight.......
Here they are counting their earnings. These two littles made about $70.00 in the time frame of about two hours! They had quite the traffic flow and everyone who stopped by was so sweet to them.
This lemonade stand day was all done in April and I forgot to post about it. As of today they still have not decided or agreed on a pet and I am grateful. They are leaning toward a hamster with the swirly whirly cage. Oh dear. They stay up all night. If anyone has had a good experience with a pet will you leave a comment and share it with me. Of course we would ALL love a puppy but I can't commit to that right now. Besides I want an itty bitty tea cup version of a dog that can ride around in my lap and my purse all day and Mr. P and G wants a great big lab or something that is bigger than most of the children:) Pray for us. I will be back soon with the longest post in blog world. Happy Summer!
