Counting

Dear Peep, 
You are in love with the new doggie bank your aunts bought you for Christmas.  You've been dragging it back and forth from your room to the living room, dumping out all the change multiple times.  There is an episode of Curious George where The Man with the Yellow Hat tries to show George how much 100 is because he over bids on some mittens at an auction.  TMWTYH uses popcorn, setting it out in a grid pattern.  I told you we could do that too so we set about to putting all of the pennies out, all 272 of them.  You liked it so well we did the rest of your change too.  You were so excited by the out come you insisted we cover them up and surprise Daddy who was in the other room.  We did.  You were pleased. 

Then we spend the next two hours convincing you that you had to pick up all of that change too.  You did, finally, only to start all over again the next morning.  I love your energy and enthusiasm just please make sure it includes getting all that picked up so I don't jam my sweeper.
Love, Mama