Fun times

Madelyn loves to help feed Xavier his puffs. She always asks "Can Xavier share his puffs?" The two love to snack on them together.

The first time she ever fed him some she opened her mouth just like Mommy and Daddy do when we feed him.

Playing together in the cardboard tunnel.

"Don't forgot to pack me"

Once again we wonder why we buy toys for the kids. Xavier was totally happy with the broccoli stem one day.

Xavier loves to stand up and play. He's not standing on his own yet, but is starting to master pulling himself up to a standing position.

Madelyn thought she was a toy by sitting in one of the drawers from her toy box.

Xavier still loves his puppy!! Sometimes he's more excited to see the dog than Mommy or Daddy.

Madelyn standing next to the pile of leaves in the front yard. She has her own rake so that she can help Daddy get them all raked up.

La Junta trip and Antelope hunting

This picture was actually taken on our trip to La Junta in Sept. Michael, Bob and Ryan went dove hunting and Michael got one!

The first weekend of Oct we headed back to La Junta and the guys went antelope hunting. This was Michael's first hunting trip and he was successful!! Now we have yummy antelope in the freezer to eat.

Putting the tag on the antelope. Grandpa, Ryan and Michael all working on skinning the antelope.

While the guys were out hunting the ladies and kids hung out at Grandpa and Grandma's house. Xavier had fun playing with the toys.

Madelyn and Adriana had fun playing with the tool set. They thought the nuts made great glasses.

The girls also had a great time playing with play dough.

Besides preschool, this was Madelyn's first time playing with play dough. She didn't make a huge mess and had a great time.

Xavier had fun hanging out with Grandma and watching the guys skin the antelope. Uncle Dean sat at the kid's table for dinner. The girls had fun playing with Uncle Dean (or Uncle Bernie as Adriana called him).

Fun times at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

We celebrated Daddy and Uncle Ryan's birthdays while we were there. Funny the birthday boys didn't get to blow out their own birthday candles. Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Dean helped the girls blow them out.

Adriana taking a big bite of cake...

...uummm, that's some good stuff!

Playing at the park

We've enjoyed getting out of the house during the beautiful fall days. Playing at the park is always a hit!

Xavier enjoyed the sunshine and swings

Madelyn loves to swing. Once she starts, she doesn't like to stop. It's hard to convince her to do anything else once she's on the swing. Xavier is just like his big sister, he loved the swings. Every time he'd go back he would kick his legs like crazy.

Xavier enjoyed the slide with Mommy

Madelyn used to go down the slide on her own, but something happened one of the last times we were at the park and now she will not go down by herself. She did enjoy going down with Daddy.

Hanging out in the grass being cute

Madelyn riding her tricycle

Madelyn as Tinkerbell

Madelyn loves Tinkerbell. We got a Halloween costume catalog in the mail and she wants to be Tinkerbell for Halloween. We found a dress-up outfit that was less expensive than the costume. She got to try it on the other day and she loves it!

Daddy even got some pixie dust so that she could fly. She had a ball throwing some of it in the air.

Annual trip to Raton and La Junta

We did our annual trip over the Labor Day weekend. We drove to Raton, NM to the NRA Whittington Center for their Founder's weekend event and then we went to La Junta.

The newest member of the family. Little Amelia Ann Swygman was born Aug. 21st. She was just two weeks old on the trip. We saw some wildlife again. This antelope was just outside our cabin.

Xavier was having a talk with Great Grandma Lois and Great Grandpa Poppy.

Playing peek-a-boo with a wipe and blowing bubbles...life is good!

Another little girl came over to play with Madelyn and Adriana and Madelyn gave her a hug

The girls learned what a pop machine is

Amelia sleeping away on her Mommy in the Moby. She looked so cute holding her hands together!

Madelyn wanted to give the horse a kiss

Xavier on top of the horse

Madelyn's turn to be on the horse

The Marks family

The Swygman family

Adriana and Madelyn did a watercolor painting at Grandma and Grandpa's

We got out Suzette and Melinda's old Dr. kit and tool kit and the girls had fun playing with them.

Learning how to cut using Mommy's old scissors

Xavier loved eating Rocky Ford watermelon

Madelyn's first day of preschool

Madelyn started preschool Sept 1st and LOVES it!!! She goes to Kids of the Kingdom at our church.

In the car ready to go, she was very excited! Pinky gets to go with her but she only comes out at nap time.

Very happy to be at preschool! She ran in and had to give Ms. Diane a hug

Showing Ms. Diane and some other kids her show-and-tell item: alligators in the ark (A was the letter of the week)

Putting away her pillow and blanket in her cubby for nap time. At the end of the day she told Daddy "I want to go back again!"