Saving to be a Daddy.. at the Lemonade Stand

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There was so much cuteness happening here I could hardly stand it.  

My little men and there first entrepreneurial adventure. Nana Bartlett had a garage sale and so graciously let these two handsome boys set up shop in her driveway. 

Spencer got caught the stomach flu the first day, but Jackson did his mom and dad proud and ran the stand on his own. When he was asked by the neighbor lady what he was going to do with all of his money he said, "Save for church, save to be a daddy, and buy a gun." 

 A beautiful little princess decided to offer her cuteness services to the cause. She grabbed her chair and parked it right in front of the table. Glasses of lemonade were flying off the table.

Justin and I learned some valuable parenting tips from this lemonade stand too. We talked about how we earned quite a bit of cash when we were kids, but when we got married we didn't have much to show for it. That money was gone... long gone. Gone to purchase drum sets, or clothing, or golf clubs or to the movies or whatever our little hearts desires were. We talked about how much money kids receive throughout their childhood. From birthdays, working, memorizing scripture, getting good grades, and completing other milestones.
Our hope is that our boys will be preparing to be daddies, even at this young age, and that they can learn to put off their own desires and begin to think about their families even now. What a gift they will be able to give their wife one day when they walk down the isle, financial sound, ready to provide for their family.

So we made a plan to help them save the largest percent of their money for the future.

The cash total $48. We divided that between the two of them.
Jack: $24
Spencer: $24

10% went to church. 70% went in a saving account "to be a daddy". 20% was given to them for something that they could enjoy.
$2.40 Church
$16.80 Daddy Fund
$4.80 For something special (quite possibly a gun or tractor)

Right now... all our boys want to do is be like their dad. It was the best moment ever, to see that look on their faces when they were able to start working and doing something toward being more like their dad!