Paid In Full
In our last blog we were celebrating that our summer is paid in full! That got us reminiscing about our summer and all the things we have done and how great it feels to know we won't be paying for those activities for the rest of the year. Our favorite activity cost $25 for the whole year! We went hiking almost every single week this summer at one of the many wonderful state parks! The fresh air and fun hiking trails are amazing...Dodgeville has a waterfall, Spring Green has an old shot tower and our local Stewart Park (Free) has wonderful off the path trails that the boys thought were...to quote Cree "an awesome adventure". Each new park was a new adventure and another opportunity to tune out the world and focus on our family and our connection to nature.
We are sure to pack our lunches and snacks and water so we didn't have to stop for something quick while we were out...you know the quick somethings that always seem to add up to $20. When we hike with our boys who are full of more energy then we seem to have in our pinky fingers...they get to run and jump and be as loud as they want to be. The best part in our opinion is we get to have adult conversations, anyone with children over the age of 1 know how precious that time can be. Since our life right now is fairly focused on money we usually talked about how to budget for things or if the budget is working and more importantly what we want for our future. We find that we are energized to keep up the daily grind and often come up with great ideas when on the trails!
This week we are celebrating money left over after the bills are paid!
Coen looks less than enthusiastic, but y'all look great! I'm definitely inspired by your new budget skills!
Posted by: Bren | 10/03/2009 at 11:37 AM
Loved the picture of Dad holding up the "heavy" boulder! We too love the State parks but need to do better at planning the snacks and drinks to save the stop $$...Congrats on your new budgeting skills.
Posted by: Christy Lobner | 09/12/2009 at 08:28 AM
Love the pictures, so cute :)
Posted by: Rachel | 09/10/2009 at 04:21 PM
Great pictures! Love keeping up with your journey! :)
Posted by: Anne Blackburn | 09/09/2009 at 02:56 PM