Happy Easter

Looks like I have been a big blog slacker lately! Last post was about Christmas...yikes!!

We had a great Easter weekend! Justin and I hosted, our first family holiday! We had a house full- my parents, Adam, Nick and Diane! We were excited Nick and Diane made the trip from NYC! Diane's sister Michelle and her boyfriend Paulo joined us on Easter Sunday.

The only downfall to the weekend was Sage coming down with an infection that gave her a fever and rash. This has made this week crazy since she can't go to day care because she is contagious to the little ones. I have been working half days and then running home so Justin can go to work.

Being home last week for Spring Break and the afternoons this week are making me really excited and ready for summer vacation! The weather has been so amazing! We are getting a zoo membership and I am hoping to sign Sage and I up for some sort of class somewhere! We also plan on going to story time at Amma. I want to keep us busy all summer!

We have been playing outside a lot!

A few new tricks:

-new words include ball, car (said like caaaarrrr), ow, uh uh, hockey (yes, she says gockey), Go Go (for Uncle Jo Jo), and has dropped Grandpa a few times

-I have a feeling when she starts using sentences she will talk all the time!

-constantly wants to play with my iPhone, Justin's iPhone, or the iPad

-FULL of crazy facial expressions- shock, awe, confusion, she has many faces!

-likes to give "nucks"

Merry Christmas!

Once again, I am behind in posting. It has been a busy month!

We had a great Christmas! We spent two days in Luverne. Justin's team won the alumni hockey game (he scored two goals!). We were able to see lots of friends and family. Sage loved playing with Brenn and Terran. From Luverne we headed to NoDak for two days. Nick made it home from NYC which was great. Sage got her first tractor ride from Grandpa Kiefer on his new tractor! She didn't know what to think- it was a little loud.

Sage was a trooper in the car all weekend, sleeping a ton. The weather was amazing, perfect for traveling!

I am enjoying my week off at home with Sage. She had a wellness check today and we found out that her ear infection is not gone and it is now in both ears! She also has slight bronchitis. We are now on antibiotic #3. I hope it works this time! She is such a good little girl- you would never guess she was sick! She is still happy all the time!

She has been busy playing with all her new toys- stroller, kitchen, books. She is spoiled!

Crazy Busy Fall

I'm a bit behind in posting! The school year has been a bit crazy. I have four preps including coordinating our school store, which is eating up a majority of my time. The first trimester of school is almost over, which means 1/3 of the way to summer vacation! I can't believe it! Trimester two should be a little less hectic, hopefully!

Sage is at a really fun age! She runs everywhere and waves at everyone! She is sleeping like a rockstar at night (with the exception of a few days here and there when teething) and goes down so easy. We have a mouthful of teeth- 12! She loves waving and waves to everyone when we are in public. She still loves books, but is much less serious. She is starting to babble more and laugh a lot more, which we love.

Her newest tricks include:

-signing more

-picking out books by their name when I ask her for them

-pointing to her hockey girls poster (U of M women's team)

-waving

-can identify her pretty hair, belly, eyes, ears, feet, tongue, belly and fingers

-sitting on the coffee table

I can't believe she is almost 15 months old!

Fall Fun

Fall is my favorite time of year! I love wearing jeans, scarves, and sweaters, the changing colors, and the weather! We have had company the last two weekends- both sets of grandparents! This weekend it was just the three of us. We went to Emma Krumbees in Belle Plaine. Sage was still too little for most of it, but we still had fun. We checked out the scarecrows, picked a pumpkin, and stocked up on Honey Crisp apples! Justin and Sage walked through the rope maze and we took a tractor/trailer ride.

This week is Homecoming week at school- also another Fall favorite! We are going to the football game on Friday- it will be Sage's first Packer football game!

Sage had her 1 year check up a few weeks ago. She is still long and lean! She had another round of shots which are never fun :(

Uncle Andi Visits from Switzerland!

Several years ago, Justin's family had an exchange student from Switzerland. Andreas is like a member of the family! He flew back for our wedding in 2006 and attended college in Worthington, MN from 2008-09 He is back again for a few weeks visiting. This is the first time Sage has met her Uncle Andi! We had a great weekend- went shopping at MOA, Andi got to go to a few hockey stores, and we spent a morning at the Renannsance Festival. Andi and Justin shot bow and arrow and Andi won!

We are already planning and saving for a trip to Europe in a couple years to see Andi!

Sage is 1!

Sage turned 1 on August 26th....I know everyone says this but, wow! I cannot believe how fast the last year went by and how many different stages we have gone through!

We had a party for her at our house. Sage is lucky to have so many amazing people in her life. She is truly blessed! She was showered with so many great gifts: toys, books, clothes, money, and hockey skates! They are the cutest little things I have ever seen! She also got a really cool tricycle from her Uncle Adam.

My favorite part of her party were her wishes. All the guests wrote a wish on a slip of paper and put a candle in her cake. I am going to save all her wishes in an album so she can look back at them when she is older.

The weather was great! I hope everyone had a great time, I know we did!

Happy Birthday to my sweet little Booski girl! Mom and Dad love you!

Almost One!

I can't believe that Sage will be 1 in a couple weeks! Looking back on the last year, I can't believe how much she has changed and grown! We have enjoyed every moment with her and love her to pieces!

We spent a week at the lake with my parents. It wasn't as relaxing as usual chasing Sage all over, but we still had a lot of fun. Sage liked the water and loved going for walks outside. I can't wait for next summer when she will be able to do so much more!

We had 1 year pictures taken last week too. Sage was very serious the whole time and wouldn't sit still! I hope we get a few good ones!

I have been busy planning her birthday party. Justin thinks I am going overboard, lol! She needs a name banner, decorations and a kick ass cake, right???

Sage's newest tricks:

• waving- hello and goodbye
• will take 2-4 steps at a time on her own
• goes hoooooo when she sees an owl
• likes to smell feet :)
• sleeping like a champ again!
• has 8 teeth (2 new bottom teeth!)
• loves her Jelly Cats
• loves books
• prefers adult food over baby food