A New Ride

Summer is here!! Tom finished putting Kara's new car together today. She recieved it as a birthday present. Can you tell she loves her new ride!?

The cost of raising a child

(A friend passed this along and I just had to share!)

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about price shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.
But $160,140.00 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month,
* $171.08 a week.
*A mere $24.24 a day!
*Just over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is; don't have children if you want to be 'rich.'Actually, it is just the opposite.
What do you get for your $160,140.00?
* Naming rights . First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies..
* A hand to hold usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up. You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs,
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watch Saturday morning cartoons,
* go to Disney movies, and
* wish on stars.
You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.
For a mere $24.24 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and
* coaching a baseball team that never wins,but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.
You get a front row seat in history to witness the:
* First step,
* First word,
* First bra,
* First date,
* First time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren.... You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!

The Great Outdoors

What a beautiful memorial day weekend! Tom, the girls and I got to spend most of which outside enjoying the nice weather. The weekend was full of walks, coloring on the sidewalk with chalk, planting and watering flowers, and tricycle pushes (I mean rides, lol). We also got to enjoy a birthday party. Happy Birthday Grandma Sandi!

75% all the way around!

75% percentile that is! Adalyn had her one month well check today with Dr Tracy. Everything is looking great for our "Jessa girl". She is growing like a flower.lol :)

Weight: 9 pounds 12 ounces Length: 21 3/4 inches Head: 15 centimeters

Daughters

Having a daughter means loving more than you knew you could love.

It means giving more that you knew you could give.

It means receiving so much more in return...

Having a daughter mean knowing

that whatever you did or didn't do,

you gave the world something beautiful.

Happy Mother's Day

I am so very blessed! Never in a million year did I imagine I would have 2 precious, sweet and beautiful daughters. And because I could not say it any better I am quoting from my friend Sarah's blog..."Being a mother is best accomplishment of my life, and not because I am incapable of doing anything else- but because it is the most tiring, challenging, heart-warming, selfless, and rewarding job I have ever and will ever have."
Thank you for tucking me in,picking me up, and showing me how. Thank you for teaching me to do things on my own, and believing in me when I try. Thank you for hugging me and loving me and doing special things to make me happy.Thank you for being a wonderful mommy.

Happy 1 month

Our Adalyn is 1 month old today! Really!! It feels like Adalyn has always been a part of our family. We could not imagine our lives without her in it. She has come along way. We just LOVE her beautiful smile, you just can't help but join in! She is not afraid to voice her opinion about things either. Boy does she have a set of lungs on her.lol These days I have been calling her our instant girl. She wants what she wants when she wants it! And she lets you know when you are not instant with the gratification. :) Gone are the days of having to sleep in the recliner with her. Woo Hoo! She has decided she likes her bassinet.. if only we were able to keep her covered up. The swing.. what a wonderful invention! Tummy time... well lets just say she is not so fond of this activity. She would rather roll on to her side.

This week Adalyn had her first cold. A yucky cough and stuffy nose, Poor girl! To help her breath better at night we have been putting her in her car seat. Who knew saline drops would come in so handy. Kara thinks she needs these as well. She walks around putting them in her nose. "That's better mommy, now I can breath." :) Funny girl.

Kara "pumping", What am I teaching her?!