Summer.

This past summer was not a very exciting one if you ask my boys especially if you compare it to last summer.  Having a new little baby in your house really puts a damper on the kind of fun things you can do!

But it was an exciting one for me. 

Want to know why?

My kids learned how to work.  And better yet, they learned how to clean!!  I didn’t clean the downstairs bathroom, sweep the floor, or do the breakfast dishes all summer.

It was awesome!

The reason I had kids is finally coming to pass!!  haha.  just kidding.  sort of.

We love the online job chart:  myjobchart.com

It allows you to create a login for each of your kids and post their jobs on there.  They can check them off and get points for each one.  You can set up rewards for them to spend their points.  My kids have LOVED this, and it’s by far been the most successful job chart we’ve ever used.  They think they are so cool to have a password to something.

We let them earn points to buy whatever they wanted.  They are very into Lego Ninjago stuff so that’s usually want they buy.

Now that school has started we’ve been experimenting with how the jobs should continue when they aren’t home to work on them all morning.  I think we’re close to figuring it out. 

So that’s what made my summer so great!!

And to the future wives of my boys: you’re welcome :)