PEE WEE TRACK MEET

WE HAD OUR PEE WEE TRACK MEET LAST WEEK ON A VERY COLD AND WINDY MORNING! THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME RACING, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE SMILES ON THEIR FACES.

GUS 50 YD DASH

SAGE'S 50 YD DASH

SAGE THE ARTIST!

OWEN GAVE SAGE A PAINT-YOUR-OWN TEA SET FOR HER BIRTHDAY. SHE HAD A GREAT TIME DECORATING THE PLATES, CUPS, ETC. PLEASE COME OVER FOR TEA!

SAGE'S NEW HAIRCUT

JANA GOT MARRIED ON APRIL 10. SAGE WAS THE FLOWER GIRL. FOR MONTHS I HAD PLANNED TO ROLL HER HAIR (WHICH WAS REALLY GETTING LONG), AND HAVING HER WEAR IT UP REALLY CUTE. AFTER THE WEDDING WE PLANNED TO CUT IT INTO A BOB TO LET IT EVEN OUT AGAIN.

THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE WEDDING SHE AND HER FRIENDS WERE PLAYING BEAUTY SHOP, AND THEY DECIDED TO SAVE ME A TRIP TO GET HER HAIR CUT! SAGE OF COURSE THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA, AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO CUT IT! (THIS IS THE 3RD TIME SHE HAS LET SOMEONE CUT HER HAIR WHO IS NOT SUPPOSED TO!) KORI SAVED THE DAY, AND SHE NOW HAS A CUTE LITTLE BOB. THE WEDDING HAIR LOOKED GREAT, JUST NOT WHAT I HAD PLANNED ON!

COWBOY

WE GOT A NEW DOG A FEW WEEKS AGO. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS TO NAME HIM, BUT WE FINALLY DECIDED ON COWBOY. FOR ANYONE THAT KNOWS OUR OLD DOG DUKE, COWBOY COULD BE HIS CLONE. HE LOOKS JUST LIKE HIM AND HAS HIS SAME LAYED BACK DEMEANOR. WE HOPE HE IS AS GOOD FOR AS LONG AS DUKE. FOR NOW, COWBOY IS LEARNING THE "LAY OF THE LAND" FROM DUKE. HE FOLLOWS HIM EVERYWHERE, WHICH MEANS MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE TAKING A NAP ON THE PORCH!

EGG HUNTING WITH JAYLEE

JAYLEE MISSED THE BIRTHDAY PARTY BECAUSE JACE HAD A RODEO, SO SHE AND SAGE HAD ANOTHER EGG HUNT THE NEXT DAY. WE HID AND THEY HUNTED THREE TIMES. THEY DIDN'T EVEN CARE THAT THE EGGS WERE EMPTY. THEY WERE JUST HAPPY TO SEE EACH OTHER.

BUBBLES

AFTER THE EGG HUNT, CAKE AND PRESENTS. WE PLAYED WITH BUBBLES. GUS WAS BUSY PLAYING FOOTBALL WITH THE BOYS. SAGE WAS IN HER ROOM WITH A FEW FRIENDS EATING ALOT OF CHOCOLATE. THESE WERE THE CUTE BUBBLE BLOWERS.

SAGE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

WE HAD AN EASTER EGG HUNT BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR SAGE! WE HAD SOMEWHERE AROUND 20 KIDS AND OVER 300 EGGS. SAGE ENJOYED THE DAY, AND WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE ALL OF HER FRIENDS! SHE JUST LOVES IT WHEN IT IS "ALL ABOUT HER," AS ANY GIRL DOES.

THE WHOLE EGG HUNTING CREW.


SEARCHING.


A PRINCESS CAKE FOR A PRINCESS.


OPENING GIFTS.


THE BOY FOOTBALL CREW.

SAGE'S SMARTBOARD PICTURE

SAGE BROUGHT THIS PICTURE HOME FROM SCHOOL TODAY. SHE HAD DRAWN IT ON THE SMARTBOARD. SHE SAID IT WAS HER AND 'NANA' (JANA) AT THE WEDDING. SHE TRIED TO SPELL NANA! SHE IS LEARNING SO MUCH AT SCHOOL, AND IS QUITE THE ARTIST!

SNOWMOBILING

THE SECOND DAY IN RED RIVER WE WENT SNOWMOBILING WITH THE WOMBLE'S. IT WAS PRETTY FUN TO SEE EVERYONE DRESSED UP IN THEIR SNOWMOBILE GEAR, ESPECIALLY THE LITTLE GIRLS!


THEY TAKE YOU WAY OUT INTO THE MOUNTAIN, WHERE YOU CAN DRIVE THE SNOWMOBILE AROUND OR SLED DOWN A HUGE HILL. THIS PICTURE DOES NOT DO THE HILL JUSTICE. I WAS TOO SCARED TO GO DOWN, SO I STAYED AT THE BOTTOM AND TOOK PICTURES. THIS IS SAGE AND GUS. YOU CAN TELL THEY WERE GOING VERY FAST BY THE TIME THEY GOT TO THE BOTTOM!

THIS IS A PICTURE OF SAGE AND HER SNOW ANGEL! AGAIN SHE JUST REALLY WANTED TO STOP AND PLAY IN THE SNOW!

GUS THOUGHT HE WAS PRETTY BIG STUFF HELPING LANCE "DRIVE" THE SNOW MOBILE. WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME!

SKIING IN RED RIVER

WE WENT TO RED RIVER OVER SPRING BREAK AND SKIED FOR A DAY.

GUS HAD BEEN TWO TIMES BEFORE, SO HE KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT AND DID GREAT. HE AND LANCE SPENT THE DAY GOING TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN AND SKIING BACK DOWN. BY THE END OF THE DAY HE WAS DOING GREAT TURNING AND STOPPING. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, AND THE ONLY PICTURE I GOT OF HIM WAS AT LUNCH TIME. HE WAS SO SWEATY WHEN HE TOOK OFF HIS HELMET!. YOU CAN TELL HE WAS HAVING A GREAT TIME!



THIS WAS SAGE'S FIRST TIME TO SKI. SHE AND I SPENT THE WHOLE MORNING ON THE KID SLOPE LEARNING HOW TO STAND UP! SHE FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO KEEP HER BALANCE AND AFTER LUNCH DID GREAT. SHE EVEN HAD A FEW WRECKS WITHOUT ANY TEARS AND WAS ALWAYS READY TO GET UP AND GO AGAIN. SHE DID GREAT GOING STRAIGT DOWN THE MOUNTAIN IN A SNOW PLOW, BUT SHE NEVER DID FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE AN "S" OR STOP! MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT NEXT YEAR. SHE TOOK IT PRETTY EASY (LIKE SHE DOES EVERYTHING!) SHE WOULD SKI DOWN A FEW TIMES, AND THEN WANT TO STOP AND PLAY IN THE SNOW.

LIFE SIZE BARBIE

SAGE RECEIVED THIS BARBIE TWO YEARS AGO ON CHRISTMAS. SHE IS STILL HAVING A GREAT TIME DRESSING HER AND FIXING HER HAIR! (NOTICE ALL THE CLIPS) THIS DAY BARBIE CAME OUT DRESSED IN THE DRESS STEVE HAD GIVEN SAGE FOR CHRISTMAS. SHE WAS SO PROUD.

Valentine Parties

I know, I am WAY behind, but I finally figured out how to get pictures off of my phone!

Sage's school Valentine party was great! They had tons of treats, and big kids to help them read their valentines. We don't need to talk about how much sugar was consumed that day!

Gus had a great time getting prizes and reading the valentine cards. He was so proud and grateful for each one.

LOOK OUT VARMITS

GUS GOT A BB GUN FOR HIS BIRTHDAY. HE THINKS HE IS SO BIG AND IMPORTANT. HE HAS ALREADY SHOT A FEW BIRDS IN THE FOOT. (LANCE SAYS THIS IS A COMMON LIE AMONG LITTLE BOYS. HE REMEMBERS SHOOTING THE LEGS OF A FEW BIRDS!)

HE TOOK THE GUN WITH HIM TO YAYA AND PAPA'S BECAUSE HE SAID PAPA HAD ALOT OF VARMITS THAT NEEDED KILLED!

GUS IS 7!!

GUS TURNED 7 YEARS OLD ON FEBRUARY 24! HE HAD SUCH A GREAT BIRTHDAY. AFTER GYMNASTICS WE HAD A PIZZA PARTY AT CJ'S. HE WAS SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS AND HAD A GREAT TIME.

THE ONLY THING HE HAD ASKED FOR WAS "MARIO KART" GAME FOR HIS DS. PRATT, HALLE AND TYLER GAVE IT TO HIM. AS YOU CAN TELL PRATT WAS AS EXCITED AS GUS!

CONNER GAVE GUS A PRETEND SNAKE. GUS HAS "SCARED" ME WITH IT, BY HIDING IT IN MY BED AND LAYING IT ON TOP OF ME IN THE MORNING!

I MADE GUS A FOOTBALL FIELD CAKE. HE THOUGHT IT LOOKED GREAT, WHICH IS ALL THAT MATTERS!

PRESIDENT'S DAY

SAGE LEARNED ALL ABOUT GEORGE WASHINGTON AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN FEBUARY AT SCHOOL. HERE SHE IS IN HERE GEORGE WASHINGTON HAT THAT SHE MADE. SHE WAS SO PROUD. I ASKED HER WHAT GEORGE WASHINGTON DID, THINKING SHE WOULD SAY WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OR DID NOT TELL A LIE. INSTEAD SHE SAID, "HE FREED THE FOOLS!" I DON'T THINK THAT WAS WHAT SHE MEANT TO SAY, BUT IT SURE WAS FUNNY!

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SNOW

AFTER RAINING ALL DAY YESTERDAY, IT STARTED SNOWING AGAIN LAST NIGHT! IT WAS A CALM NIGHT AND SO PRETTY TO WATCH THE SNOW FALLING STRAIGHT DOWN! THIS MORNING IT WAS STACKED SO NEATLY ON TOP OF EVERYTHING! EVEN THE FENCE PICKETS (WHICH ARE 1/2 IN THICK) HAD 3 INCHES OF SNOW SITTING ON TOP OF THEM. SCHOOL STARTED LATE TODAY, AND I WAS THE "BUS" DRIVER FOR OUR ROAD. I PICKED UP DAVID, MARTHA AND CONNER, AND WE MADE IT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. SAGE IS HOME WITH ME TODAY BECAUSE PRE-K DOESN'T GO ON SHORT DAYS. SHE HAS SPENT THE DAY STEPPING OUT THE BACK DOOR TO EAT SNOW. SHE REMINDED LANCE AGAIN AT LUNCH THAT YOU CAN'T EAT YELLOW SNOW!

MORE SLEDDING

AFTER THE HILL SLEDDING WE HOOKED THE SLED ON TO THE FOUR WHEELER AND WENT OUT TO THE FIELD. SUPRISINGLY SAGE LOVED THIS! SHE VOLUNTEERED TO HOP ON FIRST! THEY DID SO GOOD HOLDING ON. LANCE NEVER DID GET UP ANY SPEED, BUT THEY WOULD USUALLY ROLL OFF WHEN HE WOULD TURN. IF YOU NOTICE IN THE PICTURE OF GUS, HE HELD ON SO LONG IT DRUG HIS BOOTS OFF!

SLEDDING

SUNDAY SNOW PLAY

SUNDAY WAS A LITTLE WARMER, SO WE GOT OUT TO TRY PLAYING IN THE SNOW AGAIN! I WENT TO BORGER AFTER CHURCH TO BUY GROCERIES AND A SLED. THERE WERE NO SLEDS IN BORGER! LANCE MADE ONE OUT AN OLD CREEPER, AND IT WORKED PERFECT. THE KIDS STARTED OUT SLEDDING DOWN A BIG PILE OF PUSHED UP SNOW. GUS LOVED IT, BUT EVERYTIME SAGE WOULD GET TO THE TOP SHE WOULD SAY "NO!" WHEN SHE GOT TO THE BOTTOM SHE WAS ALWAYS READY TO GO AGAIN!

SNOW, SNOW, SNOW.......

WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF SNOW. IT ALL STARTED LAST THURSDAY. WE STAYED INSIDE MOST OF THAT DAY BECAUSE THE SNOW WAS SO HEAVY. FRIDAY MORNING THE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED TO GET OUT AND PLAY IN THE SNOW....BUT IT DIDN'T LAST LONG! IT WAS STILL COLD AND BLOWING, SO BEFORE LONG THEY WERE READY TO COME BACK IN FOR HOT CHOCOLATE! BEFORE THEY MADE IT IN, SAGE GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW AND LOST HER BOOTS. GUS WENT BACK OUT TO HELP HER, BUT FORGOT TO PUT HIS GLOVES BACK ON! HIS INTENTIONS WERE GOOD, BUT BY THE TIME THEY GOT BACK INSIDE, SAGE'S BOOTS AND GLOVES WERE STUCK IN THE SNOW, AND THEY WERE BOTH CRYING!

BASKETBALL DRILL PROGRAM

GUS PARTICIPATED IN THE HALFTIME SHOW LAST WEEK. THE ELEMENTRY PERFORMED THEIR BASKETBALL DRILL PROGRAM. HE DID GREAT!

SAGE'S DEFINITION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD

JANUARY WAS SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH. THE PRE-K CLASS DEFINED SCHOOL BOARD FOR MRS WILSON. THIS IS SAGE'S DEFINITION:

"THE SCHOOL BOARD DOES HAPPY THINGS FOR US. SHARING MAKES US HAPPY. WHEN WE GO ON FIELD TRIPS WE ARE VERY HAPPY. JOY IS HAPPINESS. PRINGLE-MORSE TEXAS MAKES US HAPPY."

SHE IS NOT ALWAYS THIS HAPPY, BUT IT IS NICE TO KNOW THAT SHE CAN BE!

SAGE STORY

WE WERE SHOPPING IN THE MALL ON SATURDAY, AND AS WE WENT INTO A STORE THE SHOP LIFTING ALARM WENT OFF. SAGE AND I BOTH WENT BACK THROUGH TO SEE WHAT IT WAS, AND I WAS THE ONE SETTING IT OFF. WE WENT ON INTO THE STORE AND LOOKED AROUND. A LITTLE BIT LATER SAGE LOOKED REALLY WORRIED AND ASKED, "MOMMY WHY DID YOU STEAL?" POOR THING, SHE WAS SO WORRIED AND CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON! I HAD TO EXPLAIN THAT SOMETIMES THEY JUST GO OFF AND NO MOMMY DID NOT STEAL!

SAGE THE BIKER

SANTA BROUGHT SAGE A PURPLE BIKE FOR CHRISTMAS, AND IT HAS FINALLY BEEN NICE ENOUGH THIS WEEKEND TO REALLY ENJOY IT! FRIDAY I TOOK HER OVER TO THE BARN SO SHE COULD PRACTICE SOME. SATURDAY WE DECIDED TO TAKE A RIDE ON THE ROAD SINCE IT IS SO MUCH SMOOTHER AND SHE DID GREAT! WE RODE ALL THE WAY TO CONNER'S HOUSE (BUT I HAD TO PUSH THE BIKE THE ENTIRE WAY ON THE CALICHE!) TODAY SHE RODE 2 MILES. AT SOME POINTS IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO KEEP UP! HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE MORE DAYS LIKE THIS!

SAGE DANCING WITH THE DCC AT HALFTIME

DALLAS COWBOYS

WE WENT TO THE DALLAS COWBOYS GAME LAST WEEKEND! IT WAS GREAT AND THE STADIUM IS AMAZING..AND THEY WON! THE LONG WALK TO THE STADIUM WAS VERY COLD, BUT WE SURVIVED.


ON THE WAY TO THE STADIUM, ONE OF THE TAILGATERS HAD SET UP A MCNABB DUMMY. GUS PUNCHED IT A FEW TIMES, THEN THEY LOWERED IT TO HIS LEVEL AND GAVE HIM A BAT. HE HAD A GREAT TIME, AND IS PROBABLY ON YOUTUBE "BEATING" ON MCNABB. PEOPLE STARTED CHEERING FOR HIM, WHICH JUST MADE HIM KEEP GOING. HE THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT; LANCE AND I WERE NOT SURE IT WAS HEALTHY FUN!

DAD AND LANCE HAD THEIR PICTURE MADE WITH THE BUD LIGHT GIRLS. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE CHEERLEADERS AT FIRST.


WE SAT AT THREE ROWS FROM THE TOP OF THE STADIUM. IT WAS A LONG WAY UP! DAD AND LANCE HAD GONE AHEAD OF MOM, THE KIDS AND I. I TALKED TO DAD ON THE PHONE, AND HE SAID, "IT'S NOT BAD GETTING UP HERE WE RODE AN ESCALATOR." THE REST OF US NEVER FOUND THE ESCALATOR. DAD SAID WE LOOKED VERY TIRED BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE TOP!
GUS WATCHED AND CHEERED THE WHOLE GAME. HE WAS SO EXCITED! DAD HAD TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GO ON THE FIELD, SO HE WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WHEN WE LEFT AND HE HAD NOT BEEN DOWN THERE!

SAGE HAD FUN. YAYA BOUGHT HER A DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADER SUIT! WE TOOK A COLORING BOOK IN CASE SHE GOT BORED. SHE COLORED THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER, BUT WATCHED THE REST OF THE GAME!