Disney World . . . or bust?

So tonight at dinner, out of the blue, Alex said, "Mom, I want you to have a new baby."  Now some might wonder about the possibility of an old baby, but that's another notion all together.  Anyway . . .

A few weeks back, we asked the boys what they would rather have: a new house or a baby brother or sister.  This is something for us to consider.  Why?  Well, we're hoping to soon have a new house, but sometimes we think we might like a third child.  Why not both?  Um, the third child would be a second mortgage payment with daycare expenses alone, and we couldn't do both.  The boys just weren't sure (well, actually, they wanted both).

So tonight when Alex made his announcement, I said, "New baby's are expensive.  It might even mean we couldn't go to Disney World."  When they asked why, I said that we wouldn't be able to afford it.  Oh, the looks of thoughtfulness and consideration that crossed their faces . . .

Alex then said, "I know.  Mom could stay home with the baby . . . "

Yes, you guessed it.  He considered the option of a stay-at-home mom while I go to work.  Right?

Wrong.  What came from his mouth was quite the comment, especially from this little boy who cherishes his mom above all others.

"Mom could stay home with the baby, and Dad could take us to Disney World."

And there it is.  Truth.  Spoken at the dinner table.

And for those of you wondering . . . we aren't having a third child (unless we win the lottery).  But we do hope to go to Disney World (all four of us) in the next year or two.