Early December Activities

 Madelyn went with grandpa to the River Crossings Mall in early

December. She loved testing out the kiddie cars and trains. She also

rode the carousel and played in the indoor playground.

 Peek-a-boo.

 Mason mixing paints at home to see what colors he could make.

 We sent two 20" x 30" posters (above and below) to Great Uncle Randy

with mostly pictures of Mason, Madelyn, and

cousins Aidan, Caleb, and Hudson posing as customers.

 Mason helped grandpa again with snowflake finishing, this year doing

some varnishing.

 Here we varnished a batch of 60.

Grandma Carol caught a mouse in her basement and Mason got rid

of it for her.



October and November Family Pictures and Activities

 Family picture in October.

Madelyn Mae out in her first big snow in early November.

 Auntie Daravia came home from college for her 19th birthday party

and we had perch and blue gill for lunch. Here Ray is keeping baby girl

from walking off the front steps. She is just fearless!

 Madelyn and daddy at cousin Noah's wedding.

 Mason and mommy at cousin Noah's wedding. Mommy knows where

to tickle the boy to get him to smile.

  Madelyn at Great Uncle Randy's mower shop in Macomb Illinois on

our Thanksgiving trip.

 Madelyn and Mason love the shop's cat "Mower".

 Why yes, miss, we have just the perfect snow blower here for you!

 Madelyn plays with one of "Mower's" cat toys while mommy and Uncle Randy actually look

at the camera..........

 Aunt Janice holds Madelyn.

 Hey! This thing ought to have a faster gear for $4000!

 Mason climbed around on all the equipment.

Family picture at the Kendrick farm in Illinois.

Madelyn and cousin Natalie Carter hang out at Thanksgiving.

 

September Activities

 Mason helps Grandpa paint the field stone at the end of their driveway

 Baby girl at the park in Allendale

 She just wants to go.....

 Mason practicing his Ninja moves in the sand.

 More Ninja.....

 Madelyn discovers the sprinklers.

 Cheerio bandit - she can eat a lot of them!

 Who me, I didn't do it!

 But I'll make you a deal to tell you who did.......

 New trick - smush sippy cup on tray until you have a nice puddle

and bend down and suck the water off the tray.

 Followed one ant around the top of the concrete curb.

 Present on her first birthday.

Her own duplo legos!

 Had fish fry birthday party in Allendale. Ray came home from Ferris State and "Auntie" Julie was

there, too.

She danced around and around to "Happy Birthday" and "Hot Dog, Hot Dog" from

Mickey Mouse Playhouse until she fell down a bunch of times. She grabbed grandma's

phone while it was on FaceTime with the cousins in Atlanta and

danced them around, too!

July 18-22 Visit From the Kraft Cousins

 Grandma gets out the "Tuneyville Choo Choo" for Madelyn.

Mommy and Aunt Colleen once enjoyed it. These "CD's"

are 37 years old.

 Mason plays with Hudson, Caleb, and Aidan in Lake Michigan.

 The four boys at Craig's Cruisers.

 Four golfers at Fruitport Country Club. They teed off and putted on each hole and played the par 3s.

 Won't be able to fit them in a tub many more years.

 The five cousins together.

 Mason's playdough creation.

 Babygirl takes a bath in grandma's sink.

We walk (more like a stagger) all over the place now and push our doll buggy, too.

Busy Early July

 Mason has little sister right where he wants her. He seems pretty pleased about it....

 The family at Great Grandma Donna's "cousins" party in Macomb Illinois.

 Mason climbing on the playground equipment at the Macomb park.

 The traditional visit to Uncle Randy's mower shop in Macomb. Mason really

liked this one!

 Sister really liked the kitty!

 Visiting Great Grandpa Ted Kendrick at the Gibson City Illinois Hospital Annex.

 Back home with our new doggie.

 In the orchard helping Grandma Carol pick sour cherries.

 Mason and grandpa playing MarioCart

 In the boat fishing in Wolf Lake with grandma and grandpa. Mason liked the worms.

 Mason's first bluegill was a little one,but we caught a dozen or so and a few were 

big enough to eat.

 Baby sister helping grandma fill the dishwasher.

Who is this girl that's just my size? Madelyn weighed 20 pounds 

12 ounces and was 30 inches tall at her 9 month checkup.