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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

FALL IS HERE

IT MUST HAVE GOTTEN REALLY COLD LAST THURSDAY NIGHT, BECAUSE THE LEAVES STARTED FALLING! WE HAD A BLANKET OF LEAVES IN THE BACKYARD BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED WHEN THEY LOOKED OUTSIDE! I BRIBED THEM INTO RACKING UP A HUGE PILE SO THEY COULD PLAY IN THEM! THEY HAD A GREAT TIME RUNNING AND JUMPING.

THEY ALSO DECIDED THEY COULD MAKE "LEAVE ANGELS." THEY DID ALOT OF RACKING, BUT I COULDN'T CONVINCE EITHER OF THEM TO HELP ME HAUL THEM OFF!

FALL CARNIVAL

LAST THURSDAY WAS THE FALL CARNIVAL AT SCHOOL. THE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED TO WEAR THEIR COSTUMES AND PLAY GAMES! SAGE WAS TINKERBELL, AND GUS WAS OPTIMUS PRIME (TRANSFORMER.)

4 GOING ON 14

SAGE MISSED THE BUS THIS MORNING PROBABLY FOR THE FIRST OF MANY TIMES IN HER LOOOOOONG LIFE! SHE HAD PICKED OUT CLOTHES LAST NIGHT THAT DIDN'T MATCH, SO I PICKED OUT CLOTHES AFTERWARDS THAT DID MATCH. I DRESSED HER AND THEN THE FIT BEGAN! WE FINALLY AGREED ON DIFFERENT CLOTHES, AND SHE HAS AGREED TO WEAR THE CLOTHES I PICKED TOMORROW! HOPEFULLY THEY WILL GO OVER BETTER IN THE MORNING THAN THEY DID TODAY!

I DON'T KNOW IF I AM STRONG ENOUGH TO HAVE THESE FIGHTS FOR THE NEXT 15 YEARS!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

WELL, I'M A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEHIND, BUT WE HAVE SURVIVED SCHOOL SO FAR. GUS LOVES FIRST GRADE AND IS EXCITED TO GO EVERY DAY. HE IS READING SO WELL AND IS EXCITED TO READ EVERY BOOK IN HIS BACKPACK EVERY DAY. ONE DAY HE BROUGHT HOME SIX BOOKS!! WE HAVE BEEN BUSY GOING TO SOCCER AND FOOTBALL GAMES, SO WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF READING IN THE CAR.

SAGE IS ENJOYING SCHOOL ALSO. SHE WALKS IN THE DOOR EVERY DAY AT NOON AND SAYS, "I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT I LEARNED TODAY!" SHE HAS GOTTEN TIRED OF US ASKING, SO SHE JUST TELLS US. THROUGH THE DAY SHE GIVES A FEW HINTS OF WHAT WENT ON, BUT IT USUALLY JUST ENTAILS WHO SHE PLAYED WITH. SHE WILL ALSO SPOUT OFF THINGS THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE, AND IF YOU ASK WHERE SHE LEARNED IT SHE ALWAYS SAYS, "MRS. WILSON TAUGHT ME." SHE LOVES MRS. WILSON!

60TH ANNIVERSERY WEEKEND IN RUIDOSO

WE SPENT LAST WEEKEND CELEBRATING GRANNY AND GRANDADDY'S ANNIVERSERY IN RUIDOSO. WE HAD A GOOD TIME AND OF COURSE STAYED SUPER BUSY! WE WENT TO THE RACES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SATURDAY NIGHT WE HAD DINNER AT THE TEXAS CLUB AND SAT RIGHT NEXT TO THE DANCE FLOOR! SAGE AND GUS HAD A GREAT TIME DANCING! I THINK EVERY YEAR SHOULD BE A CELEBRATION AFTER 60! HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

SAGE'S ASPIRATIONS

SAGE, SHAYLA AND I WENT TO GET PEDICURES THIS WEEK. IT WAS SO FUN, AND SAGE ESPECIALLY ENJOYED IT. THE PLACE HAD LITTLE CHAIRS FOR GIRLS WITH DVD PLAYERS. SHE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME THAT SHE TOLD ME YESTERDAY SHE WANTS TO BE A NAIL PAINTER AND A SNOW CONE MAKER!!

MY LITTLE CHICKEN...

... ISN'T SCARED ANYMORE!! SAGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AFRAID TO RIDE BY HERSELF, BUT NOT ANYMORE. SHE WENT TO JAKE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH JANA AND JOSIE ON SUNDAY AND RODE ONE OF HAZEN'S PONY'S BAREBACK, WITHOUT A BRIDLE ALL BY HERSELF!! SHE HAD SO MUCH FUN AND TOLD ME SHE COULD RIDE ALL BY HERSELF NOW.
LAST NIGHT SHE AND GUS BOTH WANTED TO RIDE SO WE SADDLED UP BAR L. (WE DIDN'T SADDLE SPANKY GUS' PONY BECAUSE I CAN'T CATCH HIM BY MYSELF, NOT QUITE AS GENTLE AS HAZEN'S) SHE RODE BAR L ALL OVER THE PLACE. I HAD TO WALK IN FRONT OF THEM SO HE WOULD FOLLOW AND NOT STOP AND EAT. SHE LOVED IT!
GUS TROTTED AND LOPED HIM AROUND THE ARENA. EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME!!

BANDAIDS

GUS HAD A BIKE WRECK YESTERDAY AND NEEDED A BANDAID. HE WAS FINE, BUT SAGE REALLY WANTED A BANDAID. SHE WOULD GO THROUGH AT LEAST 10 A DAY IF WE WOULD LET HER. I TOLD HER SHE DIDN'T NEED ONE, AND WHEN SHE HAD A CUT AND WAS BLEEDING I WOULD GIVE HER ONE TOO. I WENT BACK TO WHAT I WAS DOING. NEXT THING I KNOW I HEAR SOMETHING HITTING THE WALL. WHEN I LOOKED UP SHE WAS STEPPING BACK AND RUNNING INTO THE WALL AGAIN! SHE DID IT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES...SHE REALLY WANTED A BANDAID!!

FATHER'S DAY AND FISHING

WE HAD A GREAT FATHER'S DAY YESTERDAY! WE WENT TO CHURCH AND THEN WENT FISHING.....AND ACTUALLY CAUGHT FISH!! MOST OF OUR FISHING EXCURSIONS HAVE ENDED IN NO FISH, SO GUS AND LANCE WERE BOTH EXCITED. GUS WAS CASTING AND REELING IN ALL OF HIS OWN FISH BY THE END OF THE DAY.

SAGE HAD FUN PLAYING WITH TATUM AND PLAYING AROUND. SHE WASN'T TOO INTO FISHING. SHE IS WONDERING WHEN "LITTLE GIRL'S DAY" IS GOING TO BE!

BAILEY & ERIN'S WEDDING

THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME AT BAILEY AND ERIN'S WEDDING. SAGE AND JAYLEE LOOKED BEAUTIFUL IN THEIR MATCHING DRESSES. THEY ALL HAD A GREAT TIME DANCING AFTER THE WEDDING TOO! SAGE WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED DURING THE WEDDING BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT THEY WOULD JUST HOLD HANDS AND DANCE--AND THAT WOULD MEAN THEY WERE MARRIED!

THE BEST KID'S IN THE WORLD

GUS AND SAGE (WITH THE HELP OF LANCE) MADE ME THE BEST MOTHER'S DAY GIFT EVER. GUS CAME UP WITH THE IDEA ALL BY HIMSELF, AND THE ALL WORKED TOGETHER TO MAKE IT. GUS HAD SUCH A HARD TIME KEEPING IT A SECRET FOR THE WEEK PRIOR TO MOTHER'S DAY. HE GAVE ME A HINT ALMOST EVERYDAY!