There was a lot of prep work that went into this day. They honestly started planning it over Christmas break. There was lemonade to make. They were homemade chocolate chip cookies to bake. At one point, there were even Popsicles to be made. ( but we nixed that.) there were signs to be made, and there were debate to be had about which signs should be used. There were jobs to be agreed-upon. There was scheduling to be done, and flexibility to be learned. The original day were supposed to be Saturday, but it rained all day so he agreed today, Sunday, would be the day.
Lemonade was made early on and put in the fridge to chill. Max and Erika shared that job well. Once we told them they could begin setting up it was like a big assembly line bringing things from around back to the front of the driveway. They did a good job setting up. We ended up even buying an umbrella to protect the children from the sun last minute.
They were open for about three hours. Between them they made $35. They had a steady flow of customers for the first hour and a half. We even had some people come from a far like Gramma, and Robert and Colleen and their family.
By about 2 o’clock the kids were pretty tired. We agreed they would pack up and do something fun. Do something fun ended up to be playing in the water. We set up the slip and slide, the baby pool, and I homes for them. They were outside for about two more hours enjoying the sun and the fun practicing their softball slides.
After showers we let them watch dolphin tale two while they eat. Of course there were fights and fussing, I’d like to believe that happens in every situation where a group of kids comes together to accomplish things. But even if it doesn’t, I still think they had a pretty good day together. I am exhausted. I think the kids are exhausted too. I hope today we made some lasting memories that they’ll look back on and smile.
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