Staying Up Late

I got a great idea from my friend, Anne, who made coupon books at Christmas time for her kids. So I decided to make the boys Coupon Books for Valentine's Day. I think they were a huge hit, although each one decided to handle them differently. Ronnie (the oldest) decided to keep ALL his coupons to use on his birthday (which isn't until mid-June). Nathaniel said he would use his "real slow". Eli...well that is a different story. Eli turned in 3 coupons yesterday alone (and honestly tried for 4, but it was too late in the day).

One of his coupons was staying up 30 minutes past bedtime and having popcorn with mom and dad! He was so excited! We had our devotions with everyone together then he and I made our way back downstairs and popped some popcorn! He was so excited he could barely contain himself! Not only was he staying up later than his brothers, but he also got food and water after bedtime! WOW!

He was so cute!

When he had his fill of popcorn and the 30 minutes was up, he and I went hand and hand back up the stairs. He said, "mom, I don't think I really wanted to use that coupon tonight!". I had to laugh! Seriously, you can't get your coupons back after your redeem them, but nice try!

Although, Ron and I had fun with him too! It's nice to have some 1 on 1 time with our kids and it's harder to do when there are 4 of them!

Thanks Anne for the great idea!
I'm looking forward to more coupons being cashed in!