Emptying the Piggy Banks

The kids got some extra dollars yesterday (Thanks Nana and Papa!) and decided it was time to spend all those dollars they had been collecting in their piggy banks! I want to preface this entry by saying none of these outfits were chosen by their mother. This was all their own doing - even after some pleading about wardrobe changes before we left. They were sticking to their choices, so the pumpkin socks and fedora were totally their ideas.



They each counted up their money and found that they had between $25-35 a piece! They were very excited!

Target was the store of choice, so we headed over there and spent QUITE a long time making the decisions about what to buy. Ran into a couple of friends, which added to the time, but it was a successful shopping adventure.

The kids counted out the money for their purchases, all staying under budget, and walked out with bags of goodies! Noah got a purple nunchuck for the Wii. Livie got a Fancy Nancy doll set, shirt, and baby outfit. Her wonderful big brother even gave her $3 of his own dollars, so she could buy a little baby doll. :-) Madie bought 3 Chicxos sets and has been playing with them since we've been home. Oh, and the cart beside them was all the goodies I got. ;-) My friend Jennifer who was there just happened to mention at the end of our adventure that the outdoor stuff was 50% off, so I went back and found several fun things of my own. If Pete asks about them, I'm just blaming her. ;-)

We didn't want to leave without hitting the mall and getting some soft pretzels! They were so delicious and thought of Pete the whole time we were eating them. Noah got the one with a hot dog inside - Pete's favorite! So, we wished he had been there with us. It was a fun afternoon spending our piggy bank money. Thanks to Nana and Papa D for all those dollars!