Madelyn at Daycare

Madelyn is growing up so quickly. She has started pulling herself up on everything. I took some pictures this morning of her with her friends at daycare. Look at that outfit. That was specially made for her! She's such a beautiful little girl... Her parents and brother don't know what we'd do without her!

Madelyn Growing Up

My mom has been begging me to post some new pictures of Madelyn. So here she is... She's a very sweet little girl and growing like crazy. We don't know what we would do without her! JT is the best big brother and we couldn't ask for a better life :)

Linda/Sara - this one down here is a video :) This is a little old but I better post it and I'll get a new one out soon.

Boys Annual Grouse Hunting Trip

The Collignon men have an annual grouse hunting trip. This year Nanna and I decided to crash the party so Nanna could see Madelyn. We met in the middle of Winner South Dakota. As JT patiently waited for his cousin Tate to show up, we had a surprise and Sara brought baby Sawyer! I have been dying to see him but couldn' t bear to ask her to bring him to another hotel after living in one for the past several weeks. He's so sweet and I couldn't get over how small he was.

I didn't have my camera because I let the boys use it so I don't have great pictures to post but here is a few of the boys and one of baby Sawyer. Thanks Nana and Sara for meeting me in the middle of nowhere!!! All the kids were there, going from one grandchild to four in a year, isn't bad for Nanna... Now of course, she could be like my mom and have one every few months :) I think my mom has 25 now?? I can't even keep track!

Rockies Game!!!

We decided to end the summer with a trip down to Denver! We went to our favorite restaurant (JAX Oyster House), baseball game, and a night at a hotel. By the way, JT likes raw oysters and calamari! We had friends come with us to the game and the boys had a blast. Madelyn isn't really into baseball yet :)

Fishing

We went out to a friends house this weekend to go fishing on their lake. JT caught a turtle and look at the size of that fish that Scott caught :)

JT Soap Box Derby

JT had his first ever soap box derby! JT and his dad worked hard on getting his "derby car" ready. It was fun to have all of our friends their to cheer them on. JT and Parker had a great time racing and Wyatt of course was there to cheer his buddies on.. Next year Wyatt will be old enough.

Good thing he has on all his gear!

JT and Madelyn... JT's first day back at school

I wanted to post a few pictures of JT and Madelyn. JT wanted to make sure I brought Madelyn with him to school so she could see where he was going to be. He is such a great big brother. I'm so proud of him!!! Madelyn is growing like a weed! I can't believe tomorrow she'll be 15 weeks old tomorrow. She has been a very happy baby!

Of course, Fletcher needed to be in the pictures as well. She's our watch dog!

1st grade here he comes!!!

My little man is growing up fast! He was up and ready this morning to run off to first grade. He was so excited to go meet his new teacher. He did want to walk past his kindergarten teacher to say hi. He told her he wished she was teaching him again!

I had to take a few pictures of him on his first day!

JT riding on a Tractor

Mike (our farmer) came out to the house today to get our pastures ready for planting. One of the pastures Scott will be doing food plots for when he's raising pheasants. In the other pasture, we are planting corn, pumpkins, etc. This is all in anticipation of JT's birthday party in October when we are going to have his b-day party with corn mazes, pumpkin picking/painting, hay rides, etc... Oh yeah, we'll be freezing corn as well but that's not quite as important as the party!

Mike told JT he would let him ride on the tractor with him last fall so JT has been waiting all spring to get his ride. This morning when he heard the tractor outside he had to hurry and get dressed and run outside to see if he could go for a ride. Mike is such a nice guy he was more than willing to let JT jump in with him. JT loved it and had a great time. He said the tractor was really nice.

Outside Finally!

What a beautiful day for being outside today! Since we went to church today, I figured it made perfect sense to take pictures of the kids in their nice clothes before JT decided it was a day for shorts and tank tops! JT was a great sport, normally he hates it when I make him get pictures. I had a hard time getting good ones of Madelyn with her eyes open outside so I'll try again later this week if the weather stays nice.

Papa and Nana Visit

Papa and Nana made a quick trip to Sidney to see baby Madelyn. It was great having them visit and we wish they could have stayed a little longer. We are planning on meeting up with them next weekend half way for a camping trip. We are so excited to get our camper out for the summer. My job for the next week is to get the camper ready for the big Memorial Day weekend.

JT's Last Soccer Game

Here are some pictures I'm posting late... JT was more interested in soccer this year. Last year he chased his shadow this year he was a little more interested in the game! Of course, they won every game so he tells us....

Madelyn's First Days Home

Mom took charge for bath time! JT, Grandpa and I were in charge of camera's and videoing. Madelyn is not a fan of being naked or having her diaper changed.

JT loves his baby sister very much. He can't stand being away from her. He wants to hold her all the time and he does very well. He held her for an hour and didn't want to give her up. What a great big brother. He's is very proud of her and has taken pictures to school with him!!

She's been doing very well. She's has been sleeping and loves to look around. She's wrapped daddy around her finger but we all knew that would happen. They both love their Daddy/Maddy time.