A Little Bit About our Family/Baby Values:

Above all, we believe this: LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! is the greatest gift that we can give to your child.  Our hearts are bursting with endless amounts of affection and devotion for Ava and our future children. We are looking forward to making your child the focus of our time and energy; you couldn’t see bigger smiles than when we talk about even more diaper changings, overnight feedings, lullabies, kissing boo-boos, and reading bedtime stories. 

There are two other things that really explain who we are.  First, our goal in life is to raise happy children with good character.  We think that one of the best things we can provide the world is another quality human being – one with decent ethics and values, and with a love for fellow man.  If we can come somewhat close to this, we will consider that our lives are successful.  Secondly, the stay-at-home mom approach to parenting is very important to us,  We think that daycare can be very valuable for families that are in genuine need, but we do not mind sacrificing material things in order to to have a stay-at-home mom that will tend to the children's needs.  Barbie makes sure our children have lots of opportunities for socialization, such as Gymboree, gym activities, and play groups. The children will only have to attend as much as they want - not all day, as in a daycare situation.  Barbie has rearranged her life to stay home with the children, and is looking forward to devoting her time to trips to the parks, library visits, play groups, gym activities, and family trips.

We are unified on what the most important parts of parenting are:  giving love and affection, offering support, giving a good home, instilling a sense of the importance of friends and family, teaching morals, helping to shape character, and instilling conscience.  Education is also important to us both, as evidenced by the fact that we both finished college. A deep sense of the importance of family and friends is important, as well.  And we will have to make sure they know what has true and everlasting value in this life (empathy, love, commitment), and what does not. Also, we will always remain a good example to our children, because it is from our actions that our children will learn their biggest lessons in this area. Enrolling in church and community activities will help in this respect, as will some of the activities in school.  Much hugging and physical contact is also something important to us. Lastly, we will encourage the development of their individual talents. We will spend a lot of time with our children, and as adults, we want our children to say that we are their "trusted friend" as well as their parents. But our ultimate goal is to raise very happy, healthy, and loved children - these are the things we will focus on.

Meeting our children's needs is our primary goal. Ava is very spoiled with love and we tear up when we think of one more child as part of our loving, affectionate family.

Barbie & Tad