Josh's cousin Sam (19year old) came to visit for the weekend and during his stay we took him to see a couple of the historical sites around here. One of these trips turned out to be our Saturday family outing. We took the kiddo's to George Washington's Headquarters during the winter of 1779-1780. It is an ok outing but if you are a 7 year old boy and all you really want to do is play your video games and watch TV then this wasn't the ideal place to be. Adam struggeled and in his mind he thought that by buying somthing in the gift shop would somehow make everything a little less lame. When we explained that he would be spending his own money for his purchase of choice then the real conflict began. He communicated that he wanted to save his money and that he wanted us to buy it. We explained the way things worked over and over. After some inner turmoil he came to the conclusion that buying the (made in china) piece of junk cannon wasn't a good idea and that he would rather save his week's wages. It was a good parenting moment and I think a good lesson learned. Way to go Adam.
My favorite moment was when the tour guide kindly told me that the lolly pop that was keeping Andrew happy needed to be removed before we entered the house. I responded kindly "Ok, I can do that but what ever you will be saying will not be heard." Park ranger: "ok then just make sure that it doesn't get on the furnishings." Me: "You got it."
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