Fall Pics

Splunking?

Last weekend we decided to spend some time outdoors and finally visit the Maquoketa Caves. The caves range in size from alcoves in the cliffs to full caves with trails going under the roads and hibernating bats. The cave on the left, is the Teegy cave, small enough only for the most adventurous of babies. A couple of times there were caves that Tyson went in by himself (with strangers). The first, the Up and Down cave had a entrance up about 3 feet off the ground, where you dropped four feet into a hole, and crawled through into a room with a 7' ceiling. off to one side was another crawlspace leading up to a hold overlooking the entrance. Next is Ice Cave, where the temperature dropped about 20 degrees when you went inside, which felt really good. As you walked through a large cavern there was a tunnel to walk through leading to a small room. tyson was very disappointed by the graffiti, and Tegan was quite scared of the darkness when we turned out the flashlights. Next is Dancehall, the largest cave at the park. Here Tyson found a pathway that lead to a lookout above where we were standing in the cave. We had a great time, and look forward to when we can go back.

Halloween

New Dos

Orange belt

First birthday

So Tegan is now one. She had her checkup yesterday, where the doctor said she is doing great, but is a little on the small side. So we are supposed to put butter, cheese, whipped cream and frosting on everything she eats now to try to increase her caloric intake. But as you can see, she doesn't seem to mind the frosting. Other than the weight she is doing well, and probably pretty soon she will be walking. On the talking side she definitely says hi, bye, up, and sometimes dada, mama, dog, copper, Tyson. Like her brother, once she starts talking, she will probably never stop.

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