Art Fair Fun!

We went to an art fair on Saturday and had a great day!  We met Kelly and Jason there and walked around, saw some beautiful art, had some food and Sage got to play in the kids area.  She got to paint, make her own shaker and pretend to conduct the orchestra.  She really enjoyed it!

 Walking into the art fair.  We had gotten almost 2 inches of rain the night before and she was very excited to wear her rain boots.  She got lots of compliments on her boots!

 Conducting at the symphony booth. 

Painting with Mommy!

Sage the Baker!

This is how Sage walked out of the classroom at school on Thursday.  She had the biggest smile on her face.  I had to have her try it on for Reese when he got home.   She is still loving school and just walks in the classroom with no hug or kiss for Mom!

Old Camera

Sage has my old camera and loves it!   We put a memory card and batteries in it so she can actually take pictures with it, she uses it all the time.  She usually takes random pictures and then the memory card gets full and she gets mad that she can't take any more pictures.  The other day the card was full and she asked me to get rid of the pictures.  I found this one on there and thought she looked so cute - had to share it!

A Night Away

While at my parents Reese and I got to get away for a night.  We went to Mackinac and had a wonderful time.  We left when Sage went down for her nap and got back the next day right before she woke up from her nap.  Sage had so much fun with Nana and Papa, they went to the park, went out for pizza, and played with some new friends.  She didn't even ask for Reese or I - she was having way to much fun to miss us.  Reese and I were celebrating two things:  the three year anniversary of Reese's heart surgery and our 5th wedding anniversary which is September 22nd.   We rode bikes around the island, had lots of cocktails and had some great food.  It was so nice to get away and relax just the two of us.  Thanks Mom & Dad for taking care of Sage - we appreciate it! 

 

 Having a cocktail on our patio overlooking Lake Huron.

The view from the patio.

Having a drink at Horn's.

A mimosa - a great start to the day!

Breakfast on the water.

Enjoying being on the water!

Taking a walk before we headed home.

Busy Morning Up North

On the way up to my parents our car got covered in bugs.  You could tell we had been on a long trip as the inside was almost as dirty as the outside.  My Mom knew I wanted to get my car clean so one morning she went out to vacuum it for me - thanks Mom!  Well, I couldn't let her be out there by herself.  So I cleaned and wiped down the inside while she vacuumed.  It looked great when we were done.  I used an e-cloth microfiber cleaning cloth with just water instead of a car cleaner!  While we were cleaning the car Sage was exploring the garage with Papa and using the sidewalk chalk.  Thanks Reese for snapping the pictures!

 She loves to sit on Papa's mower - she only gets to sit on it while it is off and in the garage. 

Baseball fun

When we were up north we played some baseball at my parents.  Sage was loving it!  My Mom was asking for ideas for Sage for her birthday and Christmas I told her to add a T-ball set to her list. 

 Daddy showing Sage how to play.  Moments like this that make my heart smile.  How close we came to not ever being able to see this.  A little emotional as this baseball game was played on the third anniversary of Reese's heart surgery. 

Love the look of absolute joy on her face as she ran the bases!

She liked playing this way the best & 

Reese didn't get hit that much!

Dancing Girl

We left the reception at about 8:30.  Sage was not happy, she wanted to stay and dance the night away.  She was all over the dance floor and had so much fun.  First the kids were all running around during appetizers and dinner.  Then when the dancing started she didn't come off the dance floor.

 Here is Sage dancing with Michael - she had fun dancing with him!

All on her own!

 

Dancing with cousin Brian - he was so good to her all day.

 

 I think Miranda was Sage's favorite of the day!

 Can you tell she had fun?  I think so! 

Reception fun!

We had lots of fun at the reception and it was beautifully decorated.  Sage kept us very busy at the reception - she was all over the place.  Thankfully there were lots of family there to help us chase her.  Thanks to Nana and Elizabeth - they spent lots of time with Sage at the reception.  Elizabeth kept an eye on Sage so Reese and I could enjoy dinner!

 We actually took a good family picture!

 Uncle Gene, Aunt Jane and Sage at our table at the reception.

 Nana and Sage at the reception.

 Sage with the happy couple!   We are so happy for Chad and Miranda.  Thanks for including Sage in your special day!

Our flowergirl!

I have lots of pictures from Chad and Miranda's wedding so bear with me for the next few posts.  I had to share all three of these pictures of the kids walking down the aisle, the pictures are just adorable.  Thanks Dad for taking these pictures.  I was in the back of the church with the kids making sure they were ready to walk down the aisle and Reese was up at the front of the church waiting for Sage to walk down the aisle.  The three little ones did a great job walking down the aisle.  I thought Sage looked so cute in her dress.  She got the tiara, necklace and bracelet from Miranda and Chad.  She kept the jewelry on all day and the tiara wouldn't stay put so that had to be taken off after the pictures were done.   

This is my favorite picture - they all look so cute!