Baby items breakdown

In our post about the cost of having a baby I state that we spent about $3,000 on baby items (link). Below is an image of our breakdown. Some things to point out is that we spent almost $1,000 updating the nursery (link), but if we had a tighter budget, we probably could have been fine with just purchasing a secondhand dresser and placing it in the closet. That is why I think $1,500 to $2,000 is a reasonable range to play with, but maybe look at our list and make your own decision. I tried to distinguish a little between gifts we received and what we paid for out of pocket, but truthfully I felt uncomfortable putting prices on gifts we received and didn't know how best to handle that (we felt so grateful and spoiled by our family and friends). We believe many of our purchases were good buys, but of course some were not, so in some lines, we spent more to purchase what we ended up really wanting and on other lines we made sure to watch prices and purchase the item either secondhand or on a deal like black friday.

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Camping Adventure at Penrose Point State Park

This past weekend Mr. D and I went camping at Penrose Point State Park with a family we have been friends with for almost three years! We decided to carpool there together with our camping gear and all seven of us in their van. After we got there, we made hotdogs for dinner, s’mores and cobbler for dessert, and enjoyed spending time together in front of the campfire. The following morning we walked over to the water and had fun discovering crabs in the rocks. Here are some of the photos from the trip: Checking out an alive sand dollar Looking for crabs on the water Crazy tree and roots This was the website we used to book the reservation: https://washington.goingtocamp.com/PenrosePointStatePark -Mr. D and Mrs. M

Our Backyard Chicken Adventure

Back in February I told David we should get chickens! He told me the egg shortage would end soon and that we wouldn't save any money having chickens. He was 100% right (there are a lot of fixed costs with raising chickens like building a coop and run, but afterwards the expenses are not too bad) and the chickens have been a lot of fun. Turns out there was a lot I didn't know about chickens and I greatly enjoyed learning about them! For example, I learned the following: Why are grocery store eggs white? Most eggs we eat come from white leghorn chickens, which lay white eggs, but different chicken breeds lay different colors. Meat Chickens vs. Egg Chickens - Humans have cared for chickens for a long time. Some chickens are bred for their meat (think Cornish cross) and others for their eggs. David and I are not excited about processing chickens, so instead we went for chickens that are egg layers. Egg production vs. Collecting the rainbow of egg colors - We decided we wanted a mi...

Neil's friends visit

Our friends from Seattle were in town visiting for a work conference in Park City and they stopped by our home and stayed with us for a day. We loved seeing them and getting to have our boys play together. There was a lot to do at our home-- play with legos, practice baseball, enjoy the chickens, and read together. Hope to have them visit again next time they are here for a work trip or to ski.

Mr. D and Mrs. M

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