Early November Antics

 More animals at Post Family Farm. This kitty loved being petted. Madelyn was happy to comply.

 The goats and sheep have the grass in their pen eaten down close, so they were right there

when Madelyn picked some better grass and offered it to them. They would gobble/lick/suck the grass in as fast as they could from her hand so other goats would not grab it.

 Everyone eats lunch with their swim goggles. For

Madelyn, this is just accessorizing.

 Pulling our self up on the bar above one of the big slides.

 We are fearless on the equipment now.

 Swinging on the big kids' swing.

 Mason helps grandpa make wooden Christmas

snowflake ornaments in the woodshop. Here he is

dunking them in the sealer after they are sanded the

first time.

We had a fish fry for Daravia on her 20th birthday and Mason helped

her blow out her candles. She is trying to hold him back from blowing

out all of them himself.

New way to wake up the 2-year-old from her nap. Put the brother in her bed!

Halloween 2015

 Madelyn was Sheriff Callie from Disney Junior.

Grandma made her a vest to go with it.

Saying goodbye to grandma.

 We also had a Minnie Mouse costume.

 Mason was a Ninja warrior, go figure.........

Aquatic Center October 2015

 Grandma and Madelyn watch Mason at the Spring Lake

Aquatic Center Family Pool. Madelyn sees him.

 Mason swimming like a fish.

 Tube slide is 3.5 stories tall and you must be 48 inches

tall to go down it. Mason was finally tall enough. He

spent the whole hour going up the stairs and down the slide.

Two-Year-Old Birthday Party September 25th

 Grandma brings in two candles on a cupcake.

 Madelyn likes the candle flames and grandma has

to keep her hands away from them.

 Mason helps blow the candles out.

 Oh, what is this? Brother knows......

Birthday girl pushed the business end up against her face

and sucked in the frosting. You can determine the exact

circumference of the cupcake by measuring her face......

 Chocolate cupcake faces..........

 Whee......chocolate is kicking in!

 Up to the nose now.

 Chocolate play dough.

 Pause for "CHEESE"

 Who made all this mess? 

 I think we are done here, mom.

 Chocolate kiss.

All over except the paperwork. Sister fetches the

TP for brother to put up in the cabinet.

Madelyn at Playground and Post Family Farm Mid-September

Grandpa, should I go down this one?

 HI!

 How do you drive this thing?

 Princess on the move.

 We do all the big slides by our self.

 At Post family farm just 5 minutes from Allendale. They have goats and sheep.

 Cute chickens with feathered feet and a baby goat.

 We like driving the old IH tractor.

 Grandpa helped Great-Grandpa Ted farm 900 acres in central Illinois in the 1950's with

an "H" and a "Super M" (24 and 47 horsepower).

 We did the big tube slide about 15 times.

 We like the piggies!

 The horse swing was hard to hold on to.

They make pumpkin donuts fresh all the time!

Summer Stuff Through Early September

 Mason helps grandma paint neighbor Tom's concrete chicken.

 Almost done with the white.

 Finished product.

 Helping daddy at the garage sale.

 Catching bluegills and sunfish with daddy and grandpa.

 Mason's first jump off a high dive at the cousin's neighborhood pool

in Atlanta.

 Almost ready.

 Go for it!

 With Hudson at Leaping Lizards in Atlanta.

 Mason, Aidan, Hudson, and Caleb bouncing.

 Baby girl can ride the chicken and play her radio.

 Taking notes on grandpa's notepad.

 Serious business........

 Dancing to cd music.

 Madelyn with grandpa in the Lake Michigan waves in September

 Mason loved swimming in the big lake.

 Madelyn would squeal every time a

big wave came in.

 Sitting on a Silver Lake sand dune.

 First day of Kindergarten for Mason. 

Mason getting on the bus at his house.

Madelyn's first Christian music concert.