Those moments as a parent, that your glad you are one....

I had one of those moments last week. Yes, they are few and far between at times, but I feel we have hit another milestone in our family. Our twins, who had their 7th birthday last week, and did something I feel was extra special. They decided that instead of gifts for their birthday, they would like to raise money for charity. They asked all who came, that if they would like to contribute, they could give money to their charities. K picked the SPCA and T picked the Vancouver Childrens Hospital. T has spent some time there and calls it his special hospital.

Well, all who came were so generous, that between what they gave and what the boys kicked in, they managed to raise $125.00 each for their respective charities. Wow..... Not only that, as part of their present from us, we said we would match the money that they raised. Okay, we were thinking maybe $40.00 - $50.00 dollars each. However, we are as good as our word, and now the boys have $250.00 cheques to send to their charities. Way to go boys, we are so proud of you.

They didn't even miss getting presents, because they knew they were doing something good for their communities. Bravo. Not only that, but a little girl at the party thought is was such a great idea, that she's decided to raise money for the Heart and Stroke foundation for her next birthday, in memory of her grandma, who passed away last year. Who says kids don't have power. They are amazing. Here's a picture of all the great kids. A huge thank you to all the parents who supported this. You made this a very special day for my boys and made all of us realize what could be achieved.