Who Needs A Daughter?

Having just returned from an overnight at Bumpa's house, Luke was loaded with "coin-ees". Bumpa has a jar of change in his garage that he regularly lets Luke raid. At home, Luke uses these coins to fill his treasure chests, and he often spreads the coins out, sorts them, and divvies them up between pirates.

Now that I have a crawling baby in the house, the coin-ees are making me nervous. So, we decided to take them all to the bank and turn them into paper money. I told Luke he could use that paper money to get whatever he wanted.

Wescom Credit Union has that cool coin sorting machine, and it's free to use. So in we went, and Luke operated the machine. Super fired up, he then brought his ticket to the bank teller and collected his $17.46 (that's a lot of coin-ees!).

Off we went to Target for our shopping spree. Four years old is a cool age because kids know EXACTLY what they want; there is no indecision and no wavering. We recently rented Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Luke has a new obsession. Turns out, Indiana Jones is just like a pirate, looking for treasure and having fun adventures. So, he said, "Where is the Indiana Jones stuff?" Once there he examined each figurine. When I explained he only had enough money for one, he decided on the Raiders Indiana in the turban, complete with a "treasure" (aka the lost ark).

Off we go to check out, and we pass the boys clothing section. Learning from his nana and aunt Kiki, Luke loves to shop! He was beside himself at the underwear rack "OH LOOK! SPEED RACER! DO WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THESE!!?!!" As a matter of fact, we did. Let me repeat that for you. My four year old son spent his OWN money on an Indiana figurine, and UNDERWEAR.

He gave his money to the checker, and had $2 to spare. Just beyond checkout is the snack bar, "Mommy, do I have enough for a soda and some popcorn?" Well, I did tell him he could spend his money however he wanted, so we sat in the snack bar sharing some diet coke and popcorn, talking about Indiana Jones, his treasure, and how cool it is to save your coin-ees.