Shoes

We were getting ready to go for a walk this morning and Sage put on my shoes.  She seemed to enjoy running around the kitchen with them on.  We had a good walk, but it was a hot one.  I think I am ready for the cooler Fall weather!

Garden Update

My Mom came to visit this week, she arrived Tuesday afternoon and is leaving this morning.  Tuesday night we went out and picked beans and peas.  It has been so hot here this might be the only beans and peas that we get from the garden.  When we were traveling a neighbor was watering for us, but with all the heat the garden isn't doing well.  We had lots of fun picking the veggies and Sage loved it!

Violin & Guitar Lesson

Sage loves musical instruments!  She has a harmonica, recorder, and a drum.  The other night Reese pulled out his violin and guitar.  Sage was in heaven, she was so excited to play both instruments.  I think Reese had as much fun as she did.

The Zoo

While we were in Texas we went to the zoo.  It is a small zoo, only 1 mile around to see all the animals, a perfect size.  Sage loved seeing all the animals and her favorite were the giraffes.  After the zoo we went on a train ride.  She crashed as soon as we got home to the ranch.  A busy morning and a very tired girl!

 Checking out the giraffes!

 Sage and Pop-Pop looking at the kangaroos below.

 She loved this giraffe - she had to go back there a bunch of times and look out.

 So excited for the train ride- she was yelling Choo, Choo and jumping up and down!

Dress-Up

There is a big container of dress-up clothes at the Ranch and Sage had lots of fun trying it all on.  Her favorite thing to try on were heels.  When she first put them on she was teetering all over the place.  After a little while she got more comfortable in the heels and was wondering all over the house.

Singing with Mimi

Sage had lots of fun playing the piano with Mimi.  She also had fun with the karaoke machine - she loved the microphone.  Here she is singing Row, Row, Row your Boat!

The Pool!

We all love the pool at the ranch and are very thankful for it on a hot summer day.  These pictures were taken during a morning swim.  Sage wasn't happy and didn't really want to swim.  She was content to sit on the edge and kick and splash with Finn.  Sloan was swimming all over the pool with Russ and Reese.  What a fun morning!

 I love this picture of Finn!  He is such a sweet boy and this picture captures his fun personality!

 Russ and Sloan getting ready for a swimming lesson.

Sage and Finn sat on the side of the pool and just kicked and splashed away!  Look closely and you can see the grins on both their faces!

Popsicles

Nothing better on a hot summer day then a popsicle!

Tractors and Gators!

The kids had lots of fun driving around the ranch on the John Deere Gator and Tractor.  Finn and Sloan are very good drivers, Sage is better as a passenger!