All Three Kids Fast Asleep

After years of Will and Sam sleeping in our bed, we are finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel. For the past 3 nights, the boys have gone to sleep in their beds without Leanne or I laying down until they fall asleep. We tuck them in, put their music on and hug and kiss them goodnight. They also get a $1 a week for sleeping in their beds like "big boys" and doing their chores. We match whatever they earn and they get to spend it and save it. Last Saturday after our basketball/cheerleading, we went to Target and the boys got to buy a toy with their money. They had $6 from chores and Maw Maw so we matched them. Will bought two Bakugans (I don't exactly know what they do, except the are small plastic balls that open up and are magnetic) and Sam bought one. Sam is going to be our frugal child. Emma (Princess Moneybags) had about $65 from good grades (Maw Maw, again), tooth fairy, dancing (Maw Maw, again) and chores. She bought some Barbie clothes and a leapster game and had plenty of money left over. It was a really good lesson for our kids to learn about the value of money and we told them that we would go back at the end of the month so they can buy something and save something as well.