The Brzak Grandparents first visit

Grandma and Grandpa Brzak finally arrived on 9/11/08.  Sage was waiting anxiously and was given to Grandma Brzak right away.  This is the first picture of them together.  I don't think Grandma Brzak (nicknamed G Ma B) ever put her down during the whole visit!

They drove all the way from Michigan bringing Sage her toys from the baby shower.  Mommy and Daddy were very happy to finally have some things to do with her when she's bored or fussy.  Of course, G Ma B and G Pa B loved playing with her!  Sage took to staring at herself in the mirror a lot, but why not when you're so GORGEOUS!

Grandma dressed Sage, bathed her, changed her diaper, played with her and carried her almost 100 % of the time.  

 

The fall weather was great, so we took Sage up to Grand Lake for the first time.  G Ma B loved pushing Sage in the stroller especially when she slept the whole time! 

Afterwards, we went elk/moose hunting in Rocky Mountain National Park.  We saw lots of elk, but no moose.  Sorry G Ma B.  G Pa B was of course very happy!

 

Grandma, Grandpa, Darcy and Sage took a 2 day trip through the park and stayed in Estes Park.  We ran into a lot of retirees vacationing and they all commented on Sage being so young and being out in the elements.   She even got to experience her first snow on the top of trail ridge road.  We did a 4 mile hike together with Sage lasting until about 2 miles in before she needed a feeding.  Mom(Darcy) also survived which was the important part.  I even think Linda could have ran circles around me!

The trip was short-only 10 days.  It was sad to see them leave, but Sage enjoyed her time with the Brzak's.  Luckily, she will get to see them again in November.  

  

 

                     

GO OHIO BOBCATS!

       

                  

Sage On the News  

Thanks to Grandma Connelly who submitted Sage's picture to the local Columbus news. Sage and the Family were rooting hard for the Bobcats, but didn't quite have the depth that the Buckeyes did.  However,  the Bobcats did drop the Bucks down to 5th in the polls.  Final Score Buckeyes 26 Bobcats 14.  Unlucky, maybe we'll get them next time when we are a little older.                                                  

Labor Day Hang

We decided to take Sage out for her first picnic on September 1st, labor day.  We headed up toward Lake Granby but decided to go to Willow Creek Reservoir across the street to avoid crowds.  (For those of you who don't know, this area is near the west entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park).

The dogs joined us on this outing.  Now we know that to have a RELAXING picnic, we should bring Sage without the dogs! Ha!  I guess we'll have to decide when to bring the dogs and when to leave them at home. We've had a hard time not bringing our first "children" with us on outings though. 

Those new parents who say you'll completely forget about your pets after having a child were wrong!  They still get the luxury of sleeping with us!

It was a gorgeous day out and as you can see the family is doing well. We await the arrival of Sage's grandparents, Linda and Gary Brzak on 9/11/08 and Pat and Judy Connelly on 9/20/2008. Then there will be more outdoors adventures to report!

Introducing Sage to the outdoors

It was Saturday August 30th and it was labor day weekend.  John and I had laid around the house all day with Sage.  Suffice to say, we got bored very quickly.   We knew friends were going camping but no one called us to join them.  Then at 6 PM, friends called to say they were hiking to some cliffs up Hurd Creek Road to rock climb and wanted to know if we would join them. David and Katie Lady had said that it was only about a 10 minute hike to the cliffs.  Well we packed very quickly to be able to meet them.  Wasn't sure what we should bring since it was evening, getting chillier and darker outside, and since we didn't know the type of trail/hike we'd be doing.  So we got Sage packed in the carrier, brought the diaper bag, camp chairs, cooler with beer and some food and were ready to go in 10 minutes!

So the drive took about 1/2 hour since it was a 4 wheel drive road.  Yes, the mitshubishi made it, and Sage, believe it or not, slept the whole way.  The hike was straight up the mountain side, through the forest, across a creek and ended up at some cool cliffs.  It took about 30 minutes and was a great introduction back into exercise for me.   We had to do some bouldering towards the top.  There was a point that we had to take Sage out of the carrier and lift her up to the next person around rocks.  Very exciting!

When we arrived, the group was quite surprised to see us bringing a 2 wk old baby on the hike. Sage did so well in her carrier, not a peep from her the whole hike.  Once we got to the top, she demanded food!  There were about 12 of us hanging out.  Literally!

I would have loved to rock climb, but I think 2 wks after delivery was a bit too soon.  We hung out until after sunset, which by the way was unbelievable!

Then we hiked back in the dark with headlamps of course.  And yes, Sage slept the whole way out and on the drive back home.  I think she likes this outdoors thing!