A Trip to the Fire Station

Our meetup.com group planned a trip to the local fire station. The kids watched a video about water safety and took a tour of the shiny, red fire trucks! It was perfect timing to discuss water safely because swimming lessons are right around the corner!

Home Projects

We painted the nursery....

Put grass in the back yard....

and painted the girls room.

Reenlistment

Another 4 years!

Family Day for RSS Tempe

So far Recruiting duty has not been the most family friendly duty in the Marine Corps. I was pleased when Dusty's new boss planned a family day at the park. It was great to meet the other families. Plus, it's always nice to spend time with Dusty. He works so many hours that we hardly see him before dark on weekdays.

Camping

At the end of April we went camping at Roosevelt Lake. It was so nice to be away from the T.V. and telephone. The girls enjoyed riding on the boat with grandpa and playing in the water. One of grandpa's friend brought a hose and a mule for the girls to ride. What a wonderful weekend!

I'm 26

My 26th birthday was one of the best yet! All my favorite people took out time of their day to call me. I felt very special! In addition, I went to lunch at Pei Wei with my friend Tiffanie and we spent the afternoon at her pool. Caroline lives in the same neighborhood so I also got to see her and her family. The water was too cold for me but the girls enjoyed it!

Dusty got off work early and took me to Cheesecake Factory for dinner and dessert. Everything was good and I was completely stuffed by the end of the meal. I was just happy to spend time with my husband. I love him to pieces but we don't get much time together. It was nothing short of a miracle that we were able to spent a Monday afternoon together.

My good friend and favorite babysitter baked a cake for me at the end of the night. It was perfect because the girls didn't understand how it could be my birthday without candles and singing.

Cloth Diapering

I met a wonderful lady that sells cloth diapers and supplies from her house. She also taught me the basics of cloth diapering. Cloth diapers of today are not the same as they were when our grandparents used them.

I figured that it takes about $300 to diaper a baby in disposables (wipes included) from birth to 6 months of age. The extra costs would be a diaper pail and disposable liners as well as diaper rash cream. I didn't include these into my estimate.

I have committed myself to cloth diapering for 6 months. I set a budget of $200 because I'm determined to save money. So far I have collected just about everything I need including cloth wipes, prefolds, covers, pocket diapers, wet/dry bag, snappies, rash ointment, and special detergent. I still have $63 left!!! The best part is that I can sell most of the items when I am done using them!

If you live in Arizona and you are interested in using cloth, please contact Stephanie ababyconnection.com...she can teach you everything!