For most kids, that would’ve been the exciting part, but my son was excited about the money.
The tooth fairy left him $4.75 in four wrinkled dollar bills and three shiny quarters. He kept it all in an old jelly jar on his nightstand and treated it like a savings account.
Every night before bed, my son dumped the money onto his blanket and counted it.
« Four dollars and 75 cents, » Eli announced proudly.
Then he’d put it all back into the jar and go to sleep.
My husband, Ryan, and I thought it was adorable.
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Last Saturday morning, I took Eli grocery shopping.
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