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!

Books

Reese and I both like to read and we hope that our love of books gets passed down to Sage.  We read to her all the time.  After her nap today she got cuddled up with a blanket and a few of her favorite books.  She has been starting to ask for certain books by title - I love it! 

Busy Day

This morning started off with Papa reading to Sage - she kept bringing him more books to read.  You know Papa ranks pretty high when Sage puts off watching Mickey Mouse to read with Papa!

Than came more stamps and stickers - we played with stickers for almost an hour.  Amazing!  Then Sage proceeded to get out every toy in the family room.  The coffee table was covered in toys. 

This train I brought up from the basement today and Sage found it very interesting.  

 

Then Sage took two of her stuffed animals and set them up on the couch and gave them each a block to play with - so cute.

 

Sage was pretty sad to see Nana and Papa leave - she stood waving to them as they pulled away from the house.  Then turned around to me crying and saying Nana, Papa, Napa, Papa.  She definitely had a fun few days with Nana & Papa.

Today

While my Dad and I went with Reese to the hospital for his gall bladder surgery, Nana stayed home with Sage.  Reese's surgery went well and he is getting lots of rest now that he is home.  Nana & Sage had a great day - it started off with her sleeping in until 7:45 - why can't she sleep in like that for me?  She also took a 2.5 hour nap today for Nana, apparently Nana needs to visit more often!

We have to get some work done on my car and had to take Sage's seat out - we need to put it in Reese's car for a few days.  She was trying to put the straps together. 

Sage stamping with Nana, one of many activities they did today!

 She loves to hide by the wine cabinet.

Nana & Papa are here!

My parents got here this afternoon and Sage was so excited!   Sage has been a whirlwind since they arrived.  We had to get out almost all of our toys and play with them all!  It is fun to watch them interact - the pure joy on Sage's face and the absolute love on Nana and Papa's faces.  The relationship between grandchild and grandparent is truly a special one! 

 There were numerous tea parties - the carrot tea was a hit!

She sat and played with her bracelets forever - mind you Papa was sitting there for awhile and then it was Nana's turn.  Mommy & Daddy got a break!

I brought this game out yesterday and it is a HUGE hit!   It is a version of Candy Land and Sage loves it .  You pull the lever and shapes come flying out, then the shapes are put on their corresponding game board.  It is a great game to help teach colors and shapes.