Dream Job

Sage gets into everything. I was losing my patients the other day when Taylor called me. I guess he could tell by the tone of my voice that something was wrong. I told him I was just frustrated and when he asked me why and I proceeded to tell him how Sage has taken everything out of every drawer she can get her little hands on, he asked me what the problem was and reminded me that that is her job- her full time job. I  immediately realized he was right and it was a good reminder. But sometimes her full time job makes my full time job a little more difficult! There are so many moments of imperfection, but  I must remember that I have my dream job! I am a mother. I can't get enough of our little bug. She brightens my day with her spunky personality. She constantly makes me smile and laugh. I wish I could bottle up her little laugh and sweet hugs and kisses. I want to never forget her new squinty scowl she gives or the curious & nosy expression she gives when she is discovering something new. I wish I could freeze time or bottle up these memories. I mostly don't ever want to forget. I want to remember every detail. The other roll of my dream job is being a wife. How did I get so lucky to find and marry my best friend? I am so grateful for our little family of three. I love being a wife and a mother. I scored my dream job.

Hidden Treasures

We have my phone set up so all the pictures I take automatically sync to the computer, but Taylor's phone doesn't. He finally uploaded the pictures from his phone onto the computer and we found some pictures that have been forgotten, but that are treasures. Love these pictures and these memories. 

Mountview Park

We really love our location and if our location wasn't already great they just officially opened the new park that is right across the street from us. It has a splash pad and the best playground and a fun little playground for little bugs like Sage, a pavilion, soccer field, basketball and tennis courts. We walked over there yesterday afternoon and although it was a little chilly with the breeze it was a nice day to be outside. Sage ran all around and we happily chased her. 

Domestic Diva

Taylor calls me a domestic diva and now I can add bread making to my homemaking skills. Ha! Jodie, Jill, Jeanne and I went to a bread making  class the other week. 5 ingredients and 1 hour from start to finish to make up to 4 loaves of bread. It is so easy and so good. The four of us  got together this past week and made some and then Taylor and I made 2 batches of rolls. We do not eat a lot of bread in our home, but we will for sure be making at least a loaf every week. The class we went to was for white, french and Italian bread, but they also do a wheat class and a pizza/calzone class which I would like try. 

She gets around!

We made a new movie of our little bug. Enjoy! (For some reason I can't get the video to be viewed larger, so to see it bigger click here and then you can select to see it full screen.)

Our week so far

1. Every time we go to Target and walk past the pillow pets Sage goes crazy. I always let her hold one and always put it back at the end of our shopping trip. 2. Love little feet. 3. Our princess sure knows how to throw a royal fit! She wanted my phone. 4. Last summer she lounged on top of the lady bug and now she fits right in there! 5. Getting ready to run towards the pool. 6. Love her expression. She's probably thinking, "Mom, another picture? Let's go swim already!" 7. You can usually find Sage wearing her clothes. Those are sweat pants she has draped over her back like a cape. 8. Gotta Move class at the library. She actually did a little dancing this week in between running around and waving to the kids. 9. At the Carter's Store. She was loving the legos and loving the little boy in the background.

Home away form Home

Yesterday after church we decided to come home, eat lunch, pack our bag and go for a long drive... all the way to Paradise! Taylor's dad was out of town so Jeanne was home alone on Mother's Day, so we thought it would be nice to surprise her. We had fun spending time with her. I called my Grandma on our way up to let her know we were going to be up there (Grandma & Papa live right down the road from Taylor's parents- lucky us, huh?) and she was fixing dinner so she fixed a little extra for us to pick up and have dinner with Jeanne. We ate,  talked, played games and were introduced to the new show Touch. We stayed the night and had to leave first thing this morning because Taylor had to get to work and we had to pick up my friend from the airport. We of course couldn't leave without jumping on the trampoline, feeding the chickens and enjoying the beauty of Paradise. Paradise is a home away from home. We love it up there and have so many wonderful memories.