Sage Visits South Florida

We had gone down to Lake Worth in south Florida for a visit to Scott's family. His brother, Joel, was in town from Seattle. Sage hadn't seen him in a long time so it was really great for both of them. Ed's daughter, Leigh, came to visit too. We all had fun. We had two mini parties - one with Hazel's friends and the other with her family. Sage loved going to the pool and searching for shells with Joel.

A few more pictures

Dad's 70th Birthday Party

Dad is getting ready for his party


Dad, Brandon and Sage outside of the Tusker House


Michael and David acting brotherly!


Dad, Brandon, Sage, and Mom

Magic Kingdom Day

These are our Magic Kingdom pictures. The greatest part of the day for Brandon was on the Jungle Cruise ride. He was asked to come to the front of the boat and he got to steer the boat the whole time. Though he said he wasn't really steering. I had taken pictures but they all came out lousy. Here's some other pictures from that day.

Our Busy Lives!

February was a very busy month. We began homeschooling on the 9th and it's going great! The only thing I miss is being able to go food shopping without Sage. It is so much harder to bring her with me. Sometimes Scott or my mother will watch her so I can go. It's just something I now have to arrange instead of just being able to go.

We actually took our Spring Break early from the 14th through the 24th. My brother and his family came to visit. It was my father's 70th birthday on the 20th so they came in to have a celebration. David and Regina left Brandon with us for four days while they went off to Jamaica. They had a great time. I'm jealous! Sage and Brandon had so much fun together. Originally Sage would have been in school but now she was able to spend more time with him. We went to Disney a couple of times and to Universal.

My dad's party was at the Tusker House in Animal Kingdom, just like my birthday. This is what he really wanted. The food was absolutely incredible! We all loved it. It's buffet style, which I know doesn't sound very fancy but the taste of the food makes up for the lack of elegance. My dad was beaming during the entire dinner, especially since he went off his diet and ate all the breads and desserts he wanted. We all had a great time except for Michael. He really tried to have fun but he had the flu. He stayed even though he was suffering. We all felt really bad for him. He was a trooper! He was sick for around 10 days. He was a total mess. Thank God he is better now.

The day after the party, we drove to Scott's mom's house. Scott's brother, Joel, flew in from Seattle and he hadn't seen Sage in 2 years. Sage really loved seeing him. Ed's daughter, Leigh, came over along with a few of Hazel's really close friends that she's known for years. We had a nice little party. The next night some of her family came over. We had another very busy weekend. We only stayed two nights but we had fun. Sage loved going swimming and taking a walk with Joel.

While we were gone, my parents went on their 10 day cruise to celebrate their birthdays. My moms birthday fell out on March 3rd the day before they came back. They had a great time. They're already planning their cruise for next year!

You could see February was a very busy time for us!