Santa over the years

After we saw Santa last week I had to go back and look at the pictures from the previous visits.  Amazing how much she has changed in such a short amount of time.   Only took three years but she finally likes Santa!

2010

Really not happy about this guy dressed in red.

2011

Still not happy - but she came close enough to get her fruit snacks.

2012

Finally a smile with Santa!

Library visit with Santa

Sage was very excited when Santa arrived at Baby Jam last week, but when her time came to sit on his lap she wanted nothing to do with it.  She did get her treats from Santa but that was about it.  Later in the week I found out that Santa was visiting the library.  You sign up for a specific time and it is just you with Santa.  I thought why not try it again.  Sage did so good!  She told Santa that she had been a good girl and that she wants:  a rainbow wand, pixie-dust (so she can fly) and a dollhouse.  She was excited to ring the sleigh bells and her favorite part was getting a candy cane! 

Santa visits Baby Jam

This past week at Baby Jam we had a very special visitor - Santa Claus!  The kids loved it and most of them seemed pretty excited to see him.  Sage wasn't all that excited and Tracey had to carry her to see Santa and I had to go with her too.  We are so fortunate that Santa takes the time to visit with the kids - he brought each of them fruit snacks and a candy cane. 

   Allison, Sage, JJ, Ava, Ty, Case, Alise, Marshall, Andrew, Michael, and James

Skating

A few weeks ago there was a figure skating competition on and Sage was so excited.  All that night she was going around the house skating.  We managed to get a few action shots.  She then told us that Santa should bring her skates for Christmas!

Sage's Tree

I got a small Christmas tree for Sage's room and she loves it!  It is on her dresser in her room.  We put it out right after Thanksgiving.  On Thursday she told me she wanted a tree topper.  So while she was in school I went and bought her a red star for the top.  She was so excited to put it on her tree.  I love that she gets so excited for the holidays!  Here we are decorating her tree - notice she has her pajamas on.  This was right after she got up from her nap that day.  That girl would keep her pajamas on all day every day if we let her!

Lunch date

While Mimi and Pop-Pop were here for Thanksgiving we went out to lunch one afternoon.  We went to Sage's favorite spot - it is her favorite because they have a fountain and she gets to throw a coin in each visit.  Mimi snapped this picture during lunch and I had to share it!

The look on Sage's face is what I get every time I ask her to smile. 

Update

It has been a busy few weeks here.  First we had Sage's birthday party, then Thanksgiving and getting all the Christmas decorations out, throw in a few events I had to plan for the Town and then I had laparoscopic surgery last Friday.  As if that wasn't enough, we then had our kitchen countertops removed on Monday in preparation for our new Quartz countertops.  I am recovering well from surgery and starting to feel like myself.  The good news is that our fertility doctor didn't find anything but that is also the bad news - that he didn't find anything and we are back to square one.   We are almost 2 years into this journey of trying to have another child.  It has been a difficult one - trying on our own, working with our fertility doctor, having the miscarriage in January and the multiple failed attempts to get pregnant.  It is a hard subject to talk about and that is why I don't mention it a lot on the blog.   This year has been a tough one and I am glad to see it coming to a close.   As I sit here and write this I am listening to Sage through the monitor - she is singing herself to sleep.  I know we are very fortunate for our beautiful girl and I cherish each day I get to be her Mom.  That is what I focus on. 

Date Night!

We had a busy week last week and even managed to squeeze in a date night with Kelly and Jason.  We went to dinner and then to see Rachel Yamagata in concert.  It was a great night and we really enjoyed spending a few hours with Kelly and Jason.  A big thank you to Sharon for watching Sage - especially since it was a late night out. 

Christmas Activities

We have been working on tons of Christmas activities in this house.  These have been one of Sage's favorites.  Pre-writing activity sheets - she loves them!  This was the first time she did this one and she did such a good job I had to take a picture. And I was so lucky to capture such a great smile from her!!  When you say smile you never know what you will get.