(Fund)Raising Active Kids by JAK's guest mom blogger from Pleasant Prairie, Bonnie Hahn You know how before you had kids everyone would tell you how expensive they are? I just couldn't wrap my head around it. I mean, how expensive could they possibly be? Oh, believe me when I say I've figured it out, but just for kicks let's all get a good laugh at my expense at how clueless I was. Using just my first (child) as the example, I had myself convinced that kids are no big deal in the financial department. Here's a bit about how I fooled myself: Making babies the traditional way is free. Hallelujah. Might have been down a bit for a bottle of wine and a nice dinner, but whatevs. Insurance paid for most of the doctor visits, hospital stay, etc. We were out a couple hundred bucks. Cutie maternity clothes...I spent a bit. Had to be a fashionable preggie, right? Baby shower. Everything you could possibly need to feed, clothe, and care for a baby, except the...