Father's Day Surprise

Me: "What do you guys want to get for Dad for Father's Day?"
The boys :"Let's get him a tent!"
Me : "Tents cost a lot of money. Any other ideas?"
The boys:" We want to go camping and we need a tent. Can we use the Jug Money?"
Me : " Really? The Jug Money?"
The boys : "Yep."

Jake received a refillable water jug with pennies in it for his 8th birthday almost three years ago.We've been adding to it over the last 3 years - coins, pesos, broken toys, cotton balls, etc.

We took it to the bank three times .
The first time it was closed.
The second bank didn't have a sorting machine.
The third time two tiny bank teller ladies hefted the jug and about died as they emptied all the coins into the sorter machine.

They had $166.18!!
(We put $140 back into Mom's account and they split the remainder)

Here they are with Dad after he unwrapped his gift. We wrapped it real fancy in some blankets! We chose this one because it would fit 8 people and it was really fun to play in while we were at the store.

The boys decided to give it to him Saturday so we could sleep in it that night. They were excited to help set it up.

Sam was a great help as you can imagine! The coolest part of the tent is the screen ceiling. We laid out and watched the stars until the boys fell asleep.

Then I went to my real bed inside!
Jared and Sam joined me about 2:30 a.m.
Cam came in around 6:30 a.m.and crawled in my bed at mine and Jared's feet.
Jake and Josh woke up at 7:30, jumped on the tramp, and went back to sleep.
Then, we did it all again Sunday night!