Our girl is 2!

Happy Birthday Sage!   I can't believe you are two years old today - this year seemed to go faster than your first.  I am sure I will say that every year.   I love the toddler that you are, always exploring, talking, and learning new things.  It is so much fun to be your Mommy and Daddy!  We have so much fun as a family and I love the time we spend together, just the three of us.  You are a stubborn little thing, wonder where you get that from...  You continue to amaze us at the things you ask and how quickly you pick up on things.   You can count to ten and know most of your colors.  We are working on shapes your two favorite are oval and octagon - who knew!  Thanks for making being a parent such an adventure!   We love you!

Full of Energy!

We woke up early this morning and went to church.  Sage was full of energy from the moment she got out of her crib.  We went and got bagels after church and the workers heard her saying Happy Birthday Sage!  Even though it wasn't her birthday for one more day they let her pick out some mini muffins as a birthday treat.  Of course she picked the ones with chocolate frosting and sprinkles!   She gets them tomorrow as her birthday treats!  Here are a few pictures of our ball of energy.

Thanks Aunt Faith & Sloan for my cute skirt!

Cash Register

Aunt Faith, Sloan and Finn sent Sage her present and she had so much fun opening it.  We had lots of fun watching her open it!  I see hours of fun with this gift.  Thanks Aunt Faith, Sloan and Finn!  We hope you had a great trip to Disney!

 Cards are so much fun!

 Wrapping paper is fun too!

 She is loving her new tights, and the sweater dress is adorable.  I almost bought the same dress for our family pictures.  Great minds think alike!

 So excited to see what is inside!

This cash register had to be opened immediately.

Fun Envelope

Aunt Terri & Uncle Nick sent Sage an early birthday gift - thank you!   She had so much fun opening it and I am so glad I took a bunch of pictures.  Here are the fun pics.

 Sage's favorite part of the gift was the fun Mickey Mouse envelope. 

Checking out what was inside!

"Look - there is more in here!"

Sage decided there was a much easier way than taking things out one by one.  Just dump out the whole envelope!

Last but not least she got to the card. 

She had to come back to the envelope!  She was running around the house waving the envelope around.  Can't wait for her birthday party she is going to be so much fun to watch opening her gifts!

Birthday fun Begins!

The birthday fun has begun for Sage!  She has been saying "Happy Birthday Brady" for the last few weeks and we have been trying to teach her to say "Happy Birthday Sage."  Tonight when she was opening up her birthday card from Nana & Papa she said "Happy Birthday ME!"  She was very excited to open her card, she loves to open the mail.  But she got even more excited when she realized there was $2 in her card!  She had fun putting the money in her piggy bank. 

Busy & new pics!

It seems like time is flying by, we have been really busy.  Reese was traveling last week for work, then he went to Wake Forest to spend the weekend with his brother.  They had a great weekend and Reese got to enjoy a Notre Dame win!  I went and saw Shelley and the boys (Tyler was traveling).  We had a lot of fun with the kids running around.  I didn't bring my camera so no pictures of the kids together.  The last few weeks that Sage has been in school on Thursdays I have been working.  Busy family!  And yesterday we got our proofs back from our photographer and I love them  - Kristen did a great job!

Neighborhood Playground

Tonight we went to the neighborhood playground after dinner.  It is a nice little walk for Reese and I and some playtime for Sage.  She had so much fun running around.  From the slides to the swings - we did it all!

 Having fun on the teeter-totter.

 She looks so cute in her new hat!

She was driving to the grocery store - usually she says she is going to Target or Kroger.

Going down the slide with Mommy.

Happy Halloween!

What a great Halloween we had today!  Sage had so much fun.  We went to the gym, then met some friends out at Chick-Fil-A for lunch - yum!  Then Sage took a SHORT nap and was ready for the Halloween fun. 

 Checking out the candy we had to hand out.  She had to dig in!

 "I'm ready to go Mom!"

 This pumpkin was mine when I was little.  Very special that Sage gets to use it now, thanks Mom for saving it.  She carried the pumpkin to all the houses and wouldn't let it go!

 She couldn't wait to get to the first house!

 A good family picture - finally.

Heading to Carrie & Joey's - you can see she was excited!

 Mom let me go, more houses = more candy!

 She had so much fun, we only went to a few houses but this profile shot shows her excitement!  

Bubbles with Daddy kept her occupied after Trick-or-Treating.  She also kept yelling Happy Halloween to people across the street!

One of Sage's favorite people stopped over - so we had to get a picture of Melissa (or Issa as Sage calls her) & Sage

Another Halloween shirt!

This is the third and final shirt Sage has for Halloween.  She had school today so I had to send her in her a Halloween shirt!  She loves to play in her room when she gets up from her nap and today was no exception.  She was all over the place reading her books, playing with her toys, and counting her bows.  Sage got a Halloween card today from Nana & Papa - they included $2 in the card.  Sage was so excited to put it in her piggy bank - until she realized that she couldn't get it back out.   She was not a happy camper when she realized that once the money goes in, it doesn't come back out.  At least not for awhile!