Pryce, our loving, sensitive, goal setting, determined little guy. He is his own person, not sure where he gets that from! On Monday morning, he awoke ready to conquer the day. He went to Ryan and asked if he could have a little sale. Ryan moaned a bit at this idea. Pryce said, "Dad, I want to sell some of the toys that we don't play with anymore. I need a sign. I need a table. I am going to give 1/2 of the money I make to church and the other 1/2 to our adoption fund." What dad can say "no" to this?! Even the rain could not deter our little man. He sat out there for almost an hour, no luck. I began to feel sorry for him so I went out and purchased a few cars for my nephew. Then the bottom opened up and the neighbor kids came out from all over. It was like being on Wall Street, the offers were flying and the negotiating of prices were well heard. After a few sales were made, Pryce decided to bring in the big guns and add a tip/donation jar to the table. This is the part that got me yesterday. I went out to tell the boys that they must pack everything up and close the store down for the day. It was well into the afternoon and they needed to rest for the big night ahead - a swim meet for one and a baseball game for the other. There were several kiddos on our porch hanging out. One little girl piped up and said, "I bet Mason-Kate is so excited that she will be getting a sister. I just donated some of my money to help bring her home." You see, it is not about the money. It is about the fact that the child thought outside of the box and helped others and she did it eagerly. The life lessons that one is taught from a child - priceless!

Life's A Beach.....

....and then you have to go home! Our family is so fortunate that Ryan's parents own a beach house on Seabrook Island. We love to visit and we do not love for our visiting time to be over. This week was no different. Once again, the weather was perfect, the Lollipop Shop was open for business, the ice cream store greeted us with smiles, the outdoor concerts were played and we were pleased to have our friends come down to spend time with us.

Nothing could stop our crew in the water! Not a baby shark, not the many jelly fish that had washed up on shore, not the stingrays that lurked beneath the water, not the crabs - even the one that Pryce caught in his net all by himself, nothing could stop them....they were so thrilled to be in the ocean, to have big waves to ride, there was honestly no looking back.

MK, who decided right off that the water was not any place for a princess to be, took it upon herself to attempt to build a pyramid out of sand. She kept stating, "I will be a true princess when I am finished with my pyramid!" She has watched Dora one too many times apparently! When we were not busy on the beach, we were pool hopping across the island. It did not take long for MK to lose the life jacket and begin swimming on her own. Amazing!