Saving up for some fun

A few months ago I finally called and got Ethan his membership to the Little People of America. And we decided that we will be attending the LPA National Conference this July in Brooklyn. I soon became to realize that it isn't going to be a cheap trip. We will save some money since we live in New York and we can drive instead of flying. But between the hotel stay, registration fees, food, activities, etc. it's looking like it will be a bit pricey. I decided to help us save a little extra money toward the trip I made a savings jar for us to put our loose change in. Ethan calls it his adventure jar. He is very excited every night when we get home and empty our pockets of change.

Since starting it he wants to put any money he gets his hands on into the jar. Weather he is at home or he is at my parents house he claims any change he finds. Grammy has been giving him money for "helping clean", which when he home get he wants to put right into the jar. We've also had some friends see the jar and make contributions.

I am not sure if he yet understands what his "Adventure" is. But he knows we are going with his friends Seamus & Grace. And that we are going to meet lots of other friends. I have been trying to explain to him how is a little person, and we are going somewhere to meet other little people like him. I don't think he's really getting it! I guess maybe he's still a little too young to understand. Whenever he sees a little person on tv he'll sometimes say something like "look mommy, he's a lil guy", and I will say "yep, he's a little person like you & Seamus". He usually just goes on with what he's doing and doesn't seem to realize what I told him. Maybe by the time we get there he'll understand better.

I am very excited to go to the conference. I think it's going to be an amazing experience for Ethan & our family. I can't wait to meet so many of the great people I've become friends with thanks to this wonderful world of blogging and facebook!