Mason's 5th Birthday Party

 Grandma Carol made little cakes to look like Lego tabs for Mason's

5th Birthday Party at the Aquatic Center

 She even had extra Legos for the little kids

 Lots of kids

 Grandpa and baby girl

 Gigi

Julie and Sandy

 Tom

 Josh and Trisha

 Leathermans

Jeanine and kids

 Mom and Chad

 More kids

 Birthday boy at the end

 Looks like he is ready to make a speech but is just waiting to blow out

the candles.

 All out........

Lego corner with little ones.

Valentine's Dress-up

We got singing, dancing, certainly drama, and good makeup support......

Christmas/New Year's Trip to Crystal Mountain

The Armstrongs, Krafts, and Kendrick grandparents went to Crystal

Mountain Ski Resort over the holidays. Madelyn enjoyed the Mountainside

condo where we stayed. She learned to go down steps and spent a lot of time

with her cousins. Here she watches Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with Hudson.

 Aidan was so good with her. Here he feeds her a bottle.

 Grandma got the boys matching jammies again this year.

 Madelyn tries on one of the boys' ski helmets.

 Madelyn eating some of Grandma Sandy's banana bread.

 What happens when you let grandsons dump bubble bath in the Jacuzzi.

 Story time with grandma. Picture #1 Madelyn plays with Aidan's hair.

 Picture #2 Madelyn wants in on the action......

Picture #3 Madelyn tries to get Aidan's attention. The rest are plugged in.

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!