A couple more happy shots....

I believe teeth are coming any day now. At least I hope so....maybe the drool will ease up...

So it's been awhile.....

I finally broke the camera out yesterday. Maddy has been such a little angel while she's been sick. Still as pleasant as ever. She has definitely improved this weekend.

Here's my two patients. Don't they look sad? We've all been sick for the past week/week and a half. Haven't taken very many pictures.

Like Father, Like Daughter.

Madison giving her puppy some love. She just loves Ellie Mae. Maddy smiles at her all the time! I can't wait until Maddy is old enough to actually play with Ellie. Neither can Ellie.




Notre Dame v Penn State. Thought it would be an easy game. Wrong. Here's Maddy with Shawn....notice she's got the PSU logo on her jacket.

Labor Day Weekend

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Maddy had a couple of first's this weekend. Mom-mom, Maddy and I went to her first horse show at Ludwig's Corner. Maddy seemed to enjoy it! Especially her first pony "ride". She actually just sat on the pony and I snapped a couple of pictures. Of course the great big smile happened after I took the picture. I don't think Mom and I could have been any more excited. I've been coaching her for her first word....."p-o-n-y". Her Daddy isn't very thrilled with this concept. He was apparently worried I was going to come home with a horse on Sunday. Had I known it would be that easy I might have considered it. Maddy also had her first sleep over without Mommy and Daddy. Mom-mom and Pop-pop kept her overnight while Chris and I went to see Rob Zombie and Godsmack. For those of you that share the same taste in music, Godsmack was incredible! I was a little disappointed in Zombie. I handled the overnight part better than expected. Here are a couple of pictures from this weekend. You may notice she's wearing a bib in all her pictures. She is a drooling machine these days.

How priceless children are

This was sent to me by a friend....it's not the whole thing....

The Price of Children

The government recently calculated the cost of raising
a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family.
Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.
* That's 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?
* 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, flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

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!!!!!!!