My Cousin Becky is hosting another Within One Week. Mine is going to be a little unusual. We are going on our annual week long Sturgeon fishing trip with my parents. Last year the fishing was aweful, the year before I was 2 months pregnant and the fishing was great (we caught 30+) but I had to hop into Uncle Dave's boat back to shore because of my motion/morning sickness. The year before I was pregnant, Jeramy caught a 7 foot Sturgeon which of course was too big to keep. So I am hoping that we all do well. It is really fun because sometimes our boat, Uncle Dan's boat, Uncle Dave's boat, and Andy's boat are all anchored up around each other and cheering each other on. These picture were from 5 or 6 years ago on one of our first trips.

But my main goal is to succesfully unpack from our trip upon our return. I am HORRIBLE at unpacking once back from vacation, especially a week long one. So my goal is to have everything cleaned and put away when we get home!

Recent Pictures of Sage

Here are some recent pictures of Sage over at my Mom and Dad's house. As you can see she has just as much stuff there as we do here. She even has her very own Dora Backpack. She is also playing the piano and reading the very music book I used when I was a little girl. She is quite the spoiled little girl, guess that is what happens when the only child has an only child/grandchild.

A Couple More Awesome Deals

We got another cool score. We got this play structure at the same place we got the slide toy listed below. It was only $35 and I think new they are like over $300. So between her (2) play houses, tug boat, 2 slides, a swing and blow up play house, and her tent/teepee/tunnel thing, I don't think I have paid more than $35 on them. I can't imagine paying $500 plus for some of this stuff, so I am loving the deals I am finding, plus it entertains Sage which is well worth the money spent. My cousin Emily laughs because she says she envisions our house looking like a McDonalds play yard. It is true that these things are taking over most of our house...lol....luckily it all fits in her living room/playroom and out on our big deck for now. Come winter, we may need to move them all inside, then we are in trouble!

PS. The guy said he had like 60 inquiries about the slide below, and he picked me because of my grammer and lack of spelling errors in my email. Guess it pays to be obsessive about proof reading. lol

New Garage Sale Scores!!

Grease Lightning Jacket :o)

Free carseat, you can use rear facing and forward facing

It is an evenflo and very comfy! Not bad for free!

I just got an email, and WE GOT IT... WE GOT IT for $20, plus they have another outside toy too they said we could buy. We are going to go pick up tomorrow.I AM SO HAPPY!!

Plus I got one of those child locaters/trackers for $20

So I totally scored this weekend. For $20 I got Sage her new inside playhouse that has balls on it. It is about as long as my car and I almost passed out blowing it up..lol.., I got her a full kitchen set from ikea to go with the kitchen my parents bought her that is over at their house. I got her a Dora throne chair that she is sitting in, plus another Dora couch. I also got her a jumpy ball and brand new Robeez in her 18-24 month size still in the bag, plus some other new shoes. I also got her tons of cute outfits including the jacket I have posted. She reminds me of Olivia Newton John in Grease. I also got her 2 Backyardigans and a Dora DVD. She even got a Dora Backpack that is just her size. She isn't totally into Dora yet like she is the Backyardigans, Wonderpets, and Jacks Big Music show, but I am sure she will love Dora soon. She also got a ton of clothes, including a Ralph Lauren jacket. I also got a free convertable car seat so some babies can sit backwards and then turn to go forward. I got this for free! It is in awesome condition, and I am going to let Andrea use it for when she watches Carter. I couldn't believe that I got ALL of this stuff for under $20. There is a playhouse slide that I really really want on Craigslist (see pictures)....they only want $20 bucks for it, so cross your fingers for me that I will get it (nevermind, we got it, despite a ton of phone calls the guy said) ! We are going to make some other rounds tomorrow. There is a garage sale that is only selling outdoor baby toys..hopefully we will find something good! I love Garage Saling, it is what Sage and I do on Friday's to kill time...it just so happens that I cleaned house today!

A Day at the Zoo with Grandma and Papa and Great Grandpa Cal and Great Nana Sharron

Inside the giant shark mouth

Walking and hanging out with Papa Jeff

Grandma and her girl (Sage loves Birds!)

Great Grandpa Cal Hanging Out With Sage

Tired Girl

Jeramy's mom and dad and his Grandpa Cal and Nana Sharron took Sage today to Pt Defiance Zoo and aquarium and she had a blast. It was a little bit rough on me a first when she started crying when they drove off....but once out of the driveway she was fine...but I imange that is what it is going to feel like dropping her off at preschool for the first time. I a totally going to be the mom that sits out in the parking lot with binoculars...lol...

Sounds like Sage had a great time saying "ohhh what's' that, and bird all day" She walked most of the park and even pulled Great Grandpa Cal in his scooter (not really because he was motorizing it, but it looked like it). She even got to feed the birds with Grandma...and she LOVES birds! Thank you Grandma Pj and Papa Jeff for taking her to the zoo...I am sure she loved it. Papa Jeff said that if he knew babies could be so good, he would have had 3 more, so I am glad she was on her best behavior...no fits or crying, just fun and excitement. Just one tuckered out little girl. Thanks again!! I will try and post more pictres later when I get them.

Is She Really 18 Months? Toddler 101

Getting the boat ready for Sturgeon fishing in Seaside in a week

I was over at my parents tonight and was talking with my mom about how old Sage was, and for some reason I was saying she was still 16 months, but then my mom told me, um no she is actually 18 months. Is she really a year and a half old at the end of this month? I guess so. When I think about the fact that I can't turn my back on her for a second, and the fact that she has already gotten a black eye and is running and climbing on everything, I suppose she his a Toddler.

So I need some help from all of you other mom's out there..... Toddler 101

1. How do you entertain a toddler? Jeramy got into the habit of taking her to Cabelas everyday to see all of the stuff, we take her to feed ducks, to the park, on playdates at Andrea's with baby Carter, play outside. Today I let her color with markers...I just shut my eyes and decided it was best if I didn't watch, and just cleaned her at the very end. Her whole house and backyard looks like Chuck E Cheese.

2. What do you feed a toddler? She still won't eat anything...I even froze everything, blended into popcycle and she spits it out. She won't eat any fruit or vegitable. She won't drink milk or juice, only water. So I got all the flavored water and she won't drink that and I have blended vegitables into hamburger etc...but she spits it out. I know she can't just eat twinkies and chili cheese frittos...lol

3. How do you do anything when a toddler is awake? I am trying to figure out how to cook, bathe, anything for a few minutes by myself when she is awake...I am slowly realizing that may never happen again...lol

All of my cousins and friends are laughing at me and saying..."uh huh...now you know what I was talking about"....I don't understand how people have more than 1 baby. All of my cousins have 3-4 kids close in age and I am in awe of how they do it...oh boy, we are in for qute the ride.

So Sage is officially now a toddler. She got her first black eye today playing around. I think it is worse for Jeramy and I to look at than it hurts her, she just bumped it just right. She is into EVERYTHING. You can't turn your back on this kid for a minute. Plus I have been laid out for the last couple of weeks with serious tooth pain and now I think a dry socket. It feels like I have a golf ball in my throat. So dad let's her get away with more I am not going to like ths bumpy road ahead....