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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Paper Angels

For Family Home Evening on Monday, the kids made paper angels and then wrote on the angels a gift that they could each give to Jesus (December Friend) to put on our tree. I don’t think they quite understood.  Jackson wanted to give him a gun and Ray wanted to give him a camera.  We tried a couple of times and they finally said:  “Be nice to my little sisters” and “Be happy and laugh”.  Then they proceeded to draw belly-buttons on their paper angels.  Whatever…some things work, some don’t. 

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Photo Shoot

Everyone who has kids or has tried to take pictures of kids know how difficult it is…Our photo shoot the other day of the kids was difficult, but out of a couple of hundred pictures we managed to find one. 

First, it took about an hour or so to bathe everyone and get them in their Sunday best.  Then, the light wasn’t so great, so Matt took time trying to find a good spot.  Next, the grass was wet (at 1pm!), so we had to put down plastic lids under the blanket.  And then, huge gusts of wind were blowing the kids every which way.  We finally got them seated—Jackson whining because we took him away from his computer, Reagan pouting for any number of reasons, and Madie was chewing on a toy gun—but at least she was smiling!

In the end, they are all adorable to Matt and I and some more fun Sage Family memories were made!

Here they are:

Toy gun in the way:

 Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Family Portraits, Thanksgiving 2009

Too much wind:

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Family Portraits, Thanksgiving 2009

Too much wind, again:

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Family Portraits, Thanksgiving 2009

What was so funny?:

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Family Portraits, Thanksgiving 2009

We lost one:

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Family Portraits, Thanksgiving 2009

Love this one, except for my pant’s leg:

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Family Portraits, Thanksgiving 2009

Madie was smiling in every picture—she was the easiest to work with, this time:

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Family Portraits, Thanksgiving 2009

Ray was done with Madie touching her:

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Family Portraits, Thanksgiving 2009

This was the one we finally chose:

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Family Portraits, Thanksgiving 2009

Love these two pictures of Madie:

Madison Sage, Family Portraits, Thanksgiving 2009

 

Madison Sage, Family Portraits, Thanksgiving 2009

Staying Warm

Cooler weather is finally here! We love this time of year…it lasts for about 2 weeks here in Southern Cali (and by cooler I mean mid 60’s).

Jackson Sage, Amber Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage

Today is the Day.

Today is the day that Madie finally started to crawl forward.  She has been scooting backward, rolling every which way, and reaching as far as she can—but, today, Thursday, Dec. 3rd at 11:30 am she finally figured out that crawling forward is by far the easiest way to get what she wants.  She will be nine months old next week.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

A cactus garden and chocolate factory?

A cactus garden, visit with Santa, and a chocolate factory (complete with samples) all rolled into one hour.  Vegas doesn’t do anything half-way.   Here are some pics (for some reason, we don’t have any of the chocolate factory):

Jackson Sage, Las Vegas 2009 Jackson Sage, Amber Sage, Matthew Sage, Austin Burnett, Ashley Burnett, Elise Burnett, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Las Vegas 2009 Jackson Sage, Amber Sage, Matthew Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Las Vegas 2009 Jackson Sage, Austin Burnett, Ashley Burnett, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Las Vegas 2009 Reagan Sage, Las Vegas 2009 Jackson Sage, Las Vegas 2009

Stay tuned, our Christmas Card pictures are up next!

Cool Mall in Vegas (cont’d from post below)

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Las Vegas 2009 

 Jackson Sage, Las Vegas 2009Jackson Sage, Las Vegas 2009  Ashley Burnett, Madison Sage, Las Vegas 2009 Reagan Sage, Las Vegas 2009 Austin Burnett, Ashley Burnett, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Las Vegas 2009  Jackson Sage, Austin Burnett, Ashley Burnett, Elise Burnett, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Las Vegas 2009 Reagan Sage, Las Vegas 2009 Madison Sage, Las Vegas 2009

Park in Vegas

November 19th (Thurs) thru Nov. 22nd we went to visit my brother and sister-in-law in Las Vegas.  We had such a fun time seeing them and did so many cool things—here are some pictures of us at a park in Vegas:

  Elise Burnett, Madison Sage, Las Vegas 2009

Madie and Elise

Matthew Sage, Ashley Burnett, Elise Burnett, Las Vegas 2009

Matt and weeze on some crazy contraption that I am sure has sent more than a few kids to the hospital…

  Elise Burnett, Madison Sage, Las Vegas 2009

Elise sliding with Madie

 Reagan Sage, Las Vegas 2009 

Darling picture of Ray.

Jackson Sage, Ashley Burnett, Elise Burnett, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Las Vegas 2009

Another crazy contraption just waiting for a lawsuit…

Amber Sage, Madison Sage, Las Vegas 2009

Here I am—doing what I do best—finding food for my children (someone is always hungry)..

Pony Ride

We went to Logan’s (their second cousin) 1 year old birthday party, and they had pony rides and a bounce house—the kids were in heaven.  Here are a few pics:

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage 

Reagan Sage Jackson Sage Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage

Los Angeles Temple

The first weekend in November we went out on Friday to visit my brother, sister-in-law and their two little ones for a couple of days.  We spent Friday visiting and eating really good tacos.  We brought Taylor home to spend the night (Jackson and Ray’s cousin) and then we went back out on Saturday to take the kids to visit the temple.  It was cold, dark, and the temple was closed—but they loved running around the lawn and grounds for a bit.  Thanks Adam and Melissa—we had a blast!

Temple, Night Scenes  Jackson Sage, Taylor Burnett, Luke Burnett, Reagan Sage

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Bleach

Bleach and me do not mix.  Trying to save two, $4 shirts for the girls, I ruined a $10 shirt (which is actually priceless, since I really only have a couple of nice T-shirts), and a $15 jacket.  Whatever…

Monday, November 16, 2009

Trunk or Treat

We went to the Ward Trunk or Treat Party on Friday night.

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Halloween 2009 Reagan Sage, Halloween 2009 Madison Sage, Halloween 2009

Trick or Treat

We had friends and family over for Keri’s white chili and trick or treating.  Yes, my sister is a whoopee cushion.Jackson Sage, Ashley Burnett, Lackey, Reagan Sage, Halloween 2009

Halloween Pictures

Here are Halloween 2009 pictures.  Jackson was Luke Skywalker (again) and Ray was Cinderella.  Madie (not shown because she spent the day with Aunt Weeze) was a spider (so cute!).

 Reagan Sage, Halloween 2009 Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Halloween 2009

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Halloween 2009

Off Track

So, Jackson has been off track since the last week of October.  I have been trying to do some fun things with the kids.  Unfortunately, three kids, a huge diaper bag, a stroller, a 25 pd baby, sack lunches, sweaters, a cell phone, wallet, directions, and keys is about all I can carry…so, I never had a camera with me.

Here are some of the fun things we have been doing:

1) Pretend City in Irvine—this was by far the coolest children’s museum, ever!  They had a little city for kids—including a fully stocked pretend grocery store, a huge stage with lights/sound (Jackson’s favorite), a beach with real sand, and the list goes on…It was great to see friends there too!

2)  The jump houses—always a favorite!

3) The park a million times—with friends and just by ourselves—usually with sack lunches in tow.

4)  Visit Aunt Melissa and cousin Taylor and cousin Luke in the heart of Los Angeles—with a stop at the LA temple to run around like crazy people on the huge lawn in the freezing cold night.

5) Shopping with Grandma Burnett

6) Visits and a pumpkin patch with Grandma Sage

7) The Library and its fall reading program

8) To top it off—we are heading to Vegas this weekend to visit uncle Buck and aunt Elise.

Lite Brite

Does it say something about my personality that…

1) When Ray and I play Lite Brite, I have to remove the peg she put in (while she is not looking, of course) and replace it with the right color? 

2) How about the fact that I am still putting pegs in the picture—even when she was done about 20 minutes ago? 

3) Or that we are doing all this and we don’t even have batteries to make the picture light up? 

4) Or that I have three dirty toilets that need cleaning…and I begin another picture (even though Ray is no where to be found…)

My dad use to ask me sometimes if I needed my head examined…maybe…

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Pumpkin Patches

We took the kids to two pumpkin patches this year.  One with Grandpa and Grandma Sage and Jackson and Reagan’s cousins (technically 2nd cousins) and the other with Grandma Burnett.  Here are some pictures of our adventures with the Hardeys and Grandpa and Grandma Sage:

Family pictures with the pumpkins (We could never get all three of them to look at the camera—funny enough, Madie was the best at it!)

 Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Pumpkin Patch 2009 Jackson Sage, Amber Sage, Matthew Sage, Reagan Sage, Madison Sage, Pumpkin Patch 2009

Jackson on the huge slide, don’t think he will try that again anytime soon!

Jackson Sage, Pumpkin Patch 2009 Jackson Sage, Pumpkin Patch 2009

The Petting Zoo:

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Pumpkin Patch 2009

The Pirate Ship (Reagan loved it at first, towards the end, she wasn’t so sure!):

 Jackson Sage, Audrey Hardey, Kaden Hardey, Reagan Sage, Pumpkin Patch 2009 Jackson Sage, Audrey Hardey, Kaden Hardey, Reagan Sage, Pumpkin Patch 2009 Jackson Sage, Audrey Hardey, Kaden Hardey, Reagan Sage, Pumpkin Patch 2009

On the Train:

Reagan Sage, Pumpkin Patch 2009

Taking crazy pictures:

Kaden Hardey, Pumpkin Patch 2009

The pumpkin patch with Grandma Burnett:

Madison Sage, Pumpkin Patch 2009

They loved these tractors that they got to drive themselves.  Jackson drove right into the haystack or the ride attendant every time!

Jackson Sage, Reagan Sage, Pumpkin Patch 2009