Meeting Great Grandma

Pontoon on Lake Granby

Halloween 08

Sage's first Halloween was pretty fun, at least for us adults.  We went over to Ed's house on October 30th to trick or treat.  Sage was a pea in the pod.  She basically slept the whole time so we were only able to get 3 pieces of candy for her.   Ed had made some delicious Elk chili for dinner which was the best part of the evening.  Sage enjoyed hanging out with Mackenzie(girl on the couch).  

 On Halloween, we went to Traci's house in Fraser to hand out candy.  Sage cried for 1 hour before finally falling asleep, so mom wasn't able to party like she had hoped.  But we still managed to have a good time.  I can't wait when she's able to actually dress up and trick or treat!  It will be so much fun.

The Connelly Grandparents first visit

The Connelly's arrived on 9/20/08 to a beautiful fall here in Colorado.  They got to see the Aspen at their finest.

G Ma C loved holding Sage, feeding her, babysitting-basically doing all the wonderful 'grandma things' one can do.  

We got out and enjoyed the gorgeous weather as much as we could.  This picture is from Monarch Lake hike at the south end of Lake Granby.  We showed up to hear that a bull moose was just seen by the water.  Of course, we ran to that area but no bull moose was to be found. G Ma C carried Sage on the whole hike!  I think she loved it!  I know Sage did.

G Pa C also took to holding Sage.  I think she loved it too, as you can see from this photo!

  

Darcy's been wanting to rent a pontoon boat on Lake Granby for awhile.  So thanks to her loving husband, she got her wish.  The lake was so calm and peaceful.  We were the only ones on the lake!  Sage loved being the captain although she didn't quite reach the steering wheel.  The dogs were able to join us which really made it all worthwhile.

G Pa C didn't get to relax the whole trip.  He had to help John with the log cabin building. So far, they  got about 4 ft of walls!  It may be ready for sleeping in by the next time the Connelly grandparents visit.  Ha!  We had a great time visiting and look forward to so many memories with Sage and the family.

 

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!