Blogging

I was having so much fun blogging at the start of January.  I was taking pictures daily and keeping you all informed.  Then Reese took a nine day business trip and I went to Michigan for five days and I got out of my blogging groove.  I am hoping to get back to blogging.  I enjoy it and I know you out there that follow the blog like to see pictures of Sage.  So, here we go again!

Aunt Terri and Uncle Nick gave Sage the game Ants in the Pants for Christmas.  We got it out last week and Sage loved it!  Here are some action shots of Reese and Sage!

 

Do-A-Dot Art

Nana and Papa got Sage two books filled with pages of do-a-dot art.  Sage has had so much fun filling the pages.  She finished one book last night, it was the mermaid book.  She did all the mermaids first!  I tried to get a picture of her waving at the camera for Reese since he is on a 9 day business trip.  We both miss him!

Making Cookies!

Yesterday afternoon Sage and I made some cookies.  It was a new recipe and it was a healthy version of a cookie with chickpeas in it.  I know it sounds weird but the cookies were good - not great but good.   Sage seemed to like them just as much as she liked stealing the chocolate chips while we were making the cookies. 

 Stealing chocolate chips!   At least she asked before she took one!

 She liked turning on the food processor.

Popsicles in January

Last Friday and Saturday it was beautiful here - we even hit 60!  We were loving it!  Sage and I played outside on Friday and we went to the park with some friends.  When we got back from the park the girls each had a popsicle.  Never thought we would be having popsicles outside in January!

The Gym

We have started the New Year off right - with healthy food and lots of workouts in this household.  Both Reese and I have some health/fitness goals for 2013 and I hope we stick to them!  Sage and I have been going to the YMCA in the morning.  I like to get there right when the childcare opens and she is one of the first kids there.  Since it is winter and there are lots of colds/flu/infections going around I try to minimize the amount of time she is in the childcare when there are a ton of kids there.  After my workout we usually go into the indoor play area for Sage to run around.  The picture below is from the HUGE play structure.  Last year she wouldn't go in it - this year she is all over it! 

Horsing Around

Our playgroup went to Chuck E Cheese this past week.  The kids had so much fun.  The last time Sage and I had been there was for the playgroup birthday party.  Sage obviously remembered - when I told Sage we were going she asked if she would get a medal and a cupcake.  She got both at the party - that girl has a great memory.  We played lots of games and she was much calmer on this visit than the last time.  We played skeeball, fed frogs, did a go-cart race and rode a horse.  Her favorite was the horse, she rode the horse at least five times. I think she was getting ready for our next trip to Texas!

Valentine's Day Activities

I already have a bunch of Valentine's Day activities printed off for Sage to work on.  She loves them!  We spent Tuesday morning working on them and she had lots of fun.  When she was working on some small heart puzzles she kept yelling "I DID IT!"  I got her some giant pushpins to use to work on her fine motor skills.  She loved poking a bunch of holes in the letter and then looking at it in the light to see her handiwork. 

Bounce House

One of sage's favorite things about Aunt Shelley's house is the bounce house in the basement.   She kept asking the boys to go bounce with her.   She would have stayed in that bounce house all weekend if we had let her!

 

Third Christmas

We were so lucky this holiday season we got to celebrate Christmas three times.  Once with just us, at the ranch in Texas and then at my sisters this past weekend.  It was so fun to see all the kids together.  Sage was jumping up and down on the bed the day before we left screaming "I'm going to Shelley's!"   I think she was just a little excited to go visit her Aunt Shelley.  She had fun with the boys but Aunt Shelley was the hit of the weekend.

 Sage wasn't too excited for this picture with Mommy & Shelley!

 Nana playing Sorry with CJ and Sage.

Lucas is getting so big & even though he was sick he was still a happy boy!