As 2012 comes along.... it brings a little something new to our house with it......
CHORES
I know, I know. It sounds so Cinderella-ish/Step-Mom-ish when I say the word "chores".
(I am a step-mom after all-- hehe).....
However, the girls are pretty pumped about it. And.... it was actually partly their idea.
We went shopping last week to spend some of their Christmas money, and when we got home, Bryn said she wished she had a job so she could make money and buy all the "Calico Critters" she could ever want. We started brainstorming ways she could make money, and then the subject of chores came up. So, we decided together that she'll have a list of chores to do each week (on the days she is with us). We're making a chart each month, and if she fills all the spaces with stickers each week, she'll get her allowance. The allowance will go into her piggy bank (she and Libby painted pottery piggy banks w GiGi a couple months ago), and then when she saves enough, she'll buy whatever she wants with her money. (Calico Critters are all she has on her mind at the moment.)
So, we've been "practicing" the chores the past week, and we'll officially start the chart next week. Abbey and Libby have decided they would like to start in on this as well.
Tonight, Bryn set the table for dinner. She did it all on her own. We had "Chili's Chicken Tenders" (recipe from Ryan and Julie that is FAB), mashed potatoes and corn. *I had fish and sweet potatoes b/c I'm getting ready for my honeymoon remember??. I made everyone's plates, and she set them out at each "place setting" she had created (notebook paper name plates and all). She was pretty proud.
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| Sweet girl. |
Being silly with her daddy after dinner. Love them.
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