Bear Gets Emptied

The other fun thing we did today was empty Gracie's bear's belly.

Boy that is probably confusing a lot of you! :) Gracie was given a wooden bear bank that was Uncle Brian's when he was a kid, and she has filled his "belly" up since that day.

We noticed earlier in the week bear was nearing capacity, so we decided to let her cash in her coins. We used the Coin Star machine at the Food Lion because getting Gracie to the bank during bank hours is next to impossible. Garren and I will make up the fee that the machine charges.

Anyway, we took the change out of bear and Gracie wasn't freaked--thank goodness. Her hard-found money actually added up to $17! Not bad for a bear that can't eat quarters (mommy and daddy need them for laundry!) Garren will take the money and put in to Gracie's account this week. She has a small account and we plan to let it accrue until she is 7 or 8, and then we will help teach her the value of money by having her write out "checks" for things she wants so she can keep track of how much she spends and how fast it can go!

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