Day of fun-

I think Sage had a great birthday. She's so easy going and just wants to make others happy so her day consisted of things that eveyone wanted to do. Started off with breakfast in bed from mom and Shelby- Sage's favorite- waffles, fruit and chocolate milk! Then she went to art class and shared treats with her friends there. After art, we met her cousins at Classic Skating for a few hours of endless fun! The kids had a great time and they were all exhausted by the time we got home. Her cousins are off track too so it made for a perfect day. Sage chose to eat dinner at the Mayan Restaurant. The kids love to watch the divers and show that is put on during dinner. It was a fun day and now we move onto the next couple events- Thanksgiving, 2 more birthdays and then Christmas! Better start my shopping!!

Happy Birthday Sage!

I can hardly believe that our little Sage is turning 7 years old today. I remember when she was born. It was just 2 months after 9/11 and there were still so many emotions from that event. There was a plane crash off the east coast the day she was born and I remember watching the TV and everyone was wondering if it was terrorist related- thank goodness it wasn't. We've been so blessed to have Sage in our home. She brings so much personality and we absolutely love that girl!

Some of our favorite things about Sage are: she loves to laugh and have fun, she's a best friend to everyone, always thinks of others before herself, we love her little secret acts of service, her smile and eyes that light up the room, her sensitivity, she loves to make people laugh, and most of all, she's the best sister anyone could ask for! Just ask Shelby, Lexi and Libby- we love you GG!

We're going to spend the day as a family going to Classic Skating, the Mayan Restaurant and having fun together. We hope you have a great birthday today Sage!
Happy #7- hope there's many more to come!

The silly things that excite me...

I'm officially ready to start getting in the mood for Christmas. I had one of those shopping moments this weekend- look at those Christmas stockings! Aren't those the coolest stockings you have ever seen? A couple years ago I went to Tai Pan and bought funky green and red ornaments for my tree and decorations to go with it. Every year it reminds me of a tree from "Whoville" from the Grinch- it's so fun and different. I've always used these cheapo red velvet stockings because nothing really matched the other stuff...until now...these stockings were meant for our house! The silly things that get me excited! They're perfect in style and color and I just love them! So maybe the Christmas tree is going up early this year....

I had to post this picture of Shane and our little "poochie". Libby calls him that and it's stuck- so cute! This dog sleeps on it's back with it's legs up in the air. It is so funny. He loves to snuggle and for the girls to wrap him in a blanket and be held just like a baby! The girls always take him downstairs and he's usually in a stroller or they've made a bed in one of the drawers or he's in the shopping cart being pushed around. They love him and most of the time he loves them. He does however, run a little bit quicker away from Libby. It becomes a cat and mouse chase. I would probably run too if this big girl came running at me yelling, "Hey Poochie!" in her deep Jensen voice! I did find her the other day holding the dog and hand feeding him his dog food. I took this picture of her and yes she's wearing a diaper. That dog laid like that on her lap forever while she fed him. It was so funny! He's been a great little puppy. We love our little poochie!



The girls are off track and Sage's b-day is right around the corner along with all the holiday fun! Good times ahead! I do want to take a second and tell all of our family and friends how much we love and appreciate you. This week we will attend our second funeral in a week and it reminds us at how fragile life really is. We are so grateful to have such great family and friends who love and support us in all we do and we just want you all to know how much we love and care for you all! It's so important to find "joy in the journey" and to enjoy all the little moments in life! Thanks to you all for being such a big part of our lives.