Beautiful Fall Day = Trip to the Zoo

I love Fall and it has been beautiful these past few weeks.  I love that it is comfortable outside and the leaves are turning - my favorite time of year!  We had our playgroup at the zoo this week.  It was great, the weather was perfect, the kids had fun and we got to walk all over the place.  All the kids had lunch and looked at the animals and us Mom's got to chat!   A perfect day:)  It was even better that it was my birthday and I got to spend the morning with some great friends!

Sage, Allison, JJ, Andrew, Case and Leia

Sage, Case and Andrew looking at the monkeys and each other!

New Car Seat...

Monday morning Sage wasn't really herself.  She didn't want to eat breakfast and she was VERY clingy.  Don't get me wrong I love to cuddle with my girl but not have her hanging on my legs!  We went and ran a few errands and she fell asleep while grocery shopping.  She never falls asleep while at the store to many things to look at.  I knew she definitely wasn't feeling well.  I could tell she had a fever and gave her some Tylenol when we got to the car.  She perked up a little bit on the ride home and asked for her water.  As we pulled onto our street, she started throwing up, it wasn't pretty.  Thank goodness Reese was home and he came and helped me.  I got her out of her seat and she was covered and so was her seat.  We undressed her in the garage and Reese took her in to clean her up and I tackled the car.  Most of you know how weak a stomach I have so it wasn't a pleasant job - but I got it all cleaned up.  The hard part was cleaning the car seat.  The seat cover and pads went into the washer - but the seat itself - YUCK!   Shelley suggested spraying it down with the hose and we did.  Luckily while the seat is being decontaminated we have a spare seat that we can use.  She still wasn't feeling good Tuesday morning so we took her to the doctor.  When Sage got into the car she looked at me and said "New seat Momma,"  our observant girl.  Late Tuesday morning the fever was gone - but she was still a clingy girl.   Tuesday night she seemed fine and she was running all over the neighborhood playground.

This picture was from Tuesday morning - Sage got to watch a few extra shows in our room.

Happy Birthday to us!

Today is our birthday!   It is so fun having a sister I get to share this special day with.  Happy Birthday Shelley - love you!   It was so fun to see you this weekend:)

I was trying to find a recent picture of the two of us - but can't seem to find any.  Just pictures of the kids.  So here is one us from a few years ago.

The Marathon

We went and watched Elise run the Chicago Marathon this weekend.  She did amazing!  It was her third and final marathon and she ran it in honor of Reese.   She raised over $4,700 for heart research and we are so honored that she ran for Reese.  Shelley, Ty and the boys went to Chicago as well.  It was great to see them and to support Elise.  It was definitely different trying to go around the marathon course with three toddlers in tow.  Lots different than when it was just the adults chasing Elise all over the city!  What a weekend:)

So proud of Elise!

Sage was trying to give Brady a kiss!

 Elise and Sabrina - they have been good friends since CMU. 

 I just found this picture of Elise, Sabrina, and I from the 2005 Marathon - had to include it!

Fun in the Crib

The other day Sage wanted to get in her crib and play.  She had to have all her favorite stuffed animals in there with her.  She wanted to make sure her baby had a pacifier.  Sage calls her pacifer a "caci".  I can only guess that since she couldn't say paci - she started to say caci.  She brought a bunch of books in the crib with her and pretended to read to her stuffed animals - adorable!!

Holding Hands

 This pictures was taken as we were leaving the YMCA on Monday.  Thanks Bev for snapping such a cute picture.  Sage grabbed Case's hand and they walked hand in hand to the car.  It was adorable!   I love seeing Sage with her friends.

Our Pumpkin

Here is our little pumpkin with her Halloween pumpkin!

Pumpkin Patch

This weekend we visited a local apple orchard and pumpkin patch.   We all had a great time.  We took a hayride and walked through the pumpkin patch.  Sage got to jump in a bounce house - she had a blast!  We got to listen to some good music and just enjoy being out on a beautiful fall day.  I love the Fall - it is my favorite season!

Fun Activities!

I love to do crafts and fun activities and Sage is just starting to get into it!   I love it!   I picked up some fun little Halloween capsules that when put into water they grow.  Sage loved it!   I had to take a ton of pictures and a video as well.   I love these activities that we get to do together. I have been trying to upload the video and had some issues - hope to get the video up here soon.  In the meantime here are the pics!

 This was with our nice camera and of course after this first picture the battery died. I ran upstairs and got our other camera!

 Really into it here!