Dr. Who

Sage and Aurora have been obsessed with Dr. Who for about a year now and are always re-enacting episodes. Sage finally realized that he could build his own T.A.R.D.I.S out of Lego's. I love these kids and their imaginations!

Mother/Son Date night

Sage and I were long over due for some one on one time. We went to dinner at McDonald's and then headed out to see MARVEL Live! Sage and I had a great night and were able to talk and laugh together. All in all it was a success!

Eleven

Where have the last eleven years gone? It is so hard to believe that my Sage Landon is eleven years old today. He may be extremely small for his age but he makes up for it by being the most loving, creative, kind kid I know. He is all about things being fair,  he gets so upset when he see's an injustice. He loves and lives for Scouting and is so excited to be a REAL Boy Scout.

he loved all of the camping gear he got for his birthday but was NOT happy with a prank gift of Oatmeal.

Sage's Birthday Cake

 Trying out Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans

 We celebrated at Corvette Diner

 A week before his actual birthday we celebrated with friends at the Minion Movie

He's going to be starting sixth grade soon and I am definitely NOT ready for him to grow up. I know that he growing into a fantastic young man. He is my miracle and I will forever be grateful that he picked me to be his Mom. Happy Birthday my sweet boy!

Where Did You Go?

Wow... life has been crazy busy and has not slowed down enough for me to get my thoughts written down. Homeschooling this last year was crazy and at times I thought it would do me in. I am glad to report that we all survived although, just barely.

The beginning of 2015 brought a switch of job locations for Robert and Sage earning his Arrow of Light in Cub Scouts. We then spent 5 months in hell looking for a house. I don't recommend it if you want to keep your sanity.

Aurora turned 8 in February and was baptized with her friend Keenan in April. She started Girl Scouts and Activity Days.

I am working on overcoming my social anxiety and learning other ways to deal with it besides medication. So far every medication I've tried leaves me feeling like a zombie and takes away my ability to care about things like housework. I've recently discovered an herbal remedy that seems to be helping to relax me.

Lydia finished another semester of college and now has just one class left before she earns her Associates Degree in Deaf Studies.

In May we ended up having to replace my Mom's car with something more reliable. In addition to our Mazda MPV we are now the proud owners of a Honda Pilot.

The kids finished the 2014-2015 School Year and will be going into the 6th and 3rd grades. I can't believe how fast my babies are growing!

Sage will be turning 11 this Friday the 17th and will officially be a Boy Scout. He is so excited and cannot wait until he is 12 so he can spend more time with Robert camping and earn actual Merit Badges.

Sage's 10th Birthday

Sage's birthday was actually very low key this year. Sage opened one present which was his custom-made by Mom birthday shirt.

We then went to Boomer's for some Mini Golf, then to 7-11 for giant Slurpee's with mustache straws. We spent the rest of the day having fun at home. When Dad got home we headed to Souplantation for dinner.

I made the name banner to look like LEGO bricks and the cake was Lego Movie themed. It was an extremely hot day so the frosting kept melting. I'm not happy with the way it turned out but of course Sage was so, i guess that's all that matters.

 After dinner we came home to open presents, beat the pinata open and have cake. The trick sparkler candles were a big hit with Sage. He made out with an Emmett shirt and a huge LEGO set. Lydia and Shane took him to Legoland for the very first time. He loved it!

I cannot believe that my little boy is 10 now.

Double Digits

Ten years ago, today we were finally blessed with a healthy baby boy. I cannot believe that my Sage is now 10 years old. We love him so much and are extremely grateful that he chose us to be his family.

Here is this years edition of 20 Questions.

Sage Landon Parker

1. What is your favorite color? Blue
2. What is your favorite stuffed animal? Jack the puppy
3. What is your favorite fruit? Apple
4. Favorite T.V Show? Wipeout
5. Favorite food? Chicken Nuggets or Pizza
6. Something I can't live without? Lego's
7. Favorite game? The Lego Movie video game
8. Favorite snack? Fruit snacks
9. Favorite animal? Sharks
10. Favorite song? Everything is Awesome
11. Favorite book? The Lego Movie Jr. Novel
12. Best Friend/s/? Aurora, Andrew, Joshua, Keenan
13. Favorite Cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch
14. Favorite thing to do outside? Swimming
15. Favorite Drink? Chocolate Milk
16. Favorite Holiday? Christmas
17. Favorite Movie? The Lego Movie
18. Favorite Breakfast? Pancakes
19. Favorite place to visit? Disneyland, Sea World, Utah
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Architect

Pack Meeting

I am beyond proud of Sage and all that he has/is accomplishing in Cub Scouts.

Reading

I love that Sage enjoys reading as much as I do.

Sage's 9th Birthday

We kept his party very low key this year since he went to Disneyland for his 8th birthday last year. He invited two friends over for video games, lego building and snacks. Here's what we served.

Some pictures of the birthday boy

Pictures of his friend Romeo 

Pictures of his friend Keenan.

9 Years Ago...

Nine years ago today we welcomed Sage into our little family. Time has certainly flown by and he has brought so much joy into our lives.

Look Mom, I Made a Funny!

Is what Aurora says when she wants to tell me a joke or act goofy. Robert was getting ready for work thins morning and even though he still had 20 minutes before he had to leave Sage was very worried about him being on time. He finally said

 "Dad, you have to be on time or you'll get fired and then you won't have a job and you'll be home all day and we won't be able to fun things with you home, only Mom does fun things with us."

It was pretty funny! The funniest thing said this weekend came out of Aurora's mouth. Robert was in the kitchen making honey mustard dressing. Aurora walked in and saw him mixing the mustard, honey and lemon juice together. She flipped out and said

"Dad what are you doing?! Are you trying to poison me with that?!"

Our kids are seriously the funniest things ever and often provide us with free entertainment.

Cozy Cones

Aren't these the cutest souvenir cups you have ever seen? 

Before each trip we take the kids have an opportunity to do extra chores and odd jobs around the house to earn money to spend and when it's gone then it's gone and there is no more money.

The kids saw these adorable cone cups and had to have them so they each spent half of the twenty dollars that they each earned. I wanted one too but couldn't justify the extra money especially since I needed to buy a new antennae ball for the van since some very rude and dishonest person stole mine last week.

Back to School

I put these together today with some inspiration from my friend Jenn. 

It's Finally Here

Well... the first day of school finally came. The kids woke up at 7am, ate, brushed their teeth, got dressed, did their morning chores and were ready to go by 8am. 

I can't believe that my Baby Girl is in Kindergarten. She is definitely a very smart girl and I look forward to all the progress she will make this year.

Aurora Janell Isabelle Parker

Kindergarten

9-3-12

5 1/2 years old

My little boy is not so little anymore. He's a big third grader and amazes me everyday at how much he is learning. He may be a little slower to learn things that other kids his age but he makes up for it in other ways. 

 Sage Landon Parker

Third Grade

9-3-12

8 years old

Cub Scout

Last night marked Sage's first Cub Scout Activity. They are currently working on their swimming skills so he hasn't worn his uniform yet. He can't wait to a bog scout like his Daddy!

It's Great to be Eight!

Today Sage is Eight years old, I can't believe that my baby boy is old enough to be baptized. We started the day with his favorite breakfast of pancakes and bacon. He then got to open two presents which were Star Wars Lego sets. We went and visited Hayden and then headed to the new City Creek Mall in downtown Salt Lake City were we had Chick-fil-a for lunch then headed back to Grandma Parker's house where we got ready for Sage's Baptism.

Robert and Sage all ready to go in their suits.

All of us

We are so proud of Sage and his choice to be baptized. He is such a good boy with an amazing spirit and we are proud to be his parents.

I Am Your Father

We will be in Utah on Sage's birthday and he's also being baptized that day. We already took him to Disneyland and California Adventure last month to celebrate but I wanted his Baptism party to be extra special since we'll be with family who are never around for his birthdays.

Sage's new obsession is Lego Star Wars. I found these images online and made a super cute invitation using Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio software. I love it and I am so happy with his invitations. I also made some super cute Thank You cards to send out afterwards. I'll share those after everyone has received them. 

I also made this for the party to put on the table for decoration. Love it!

Good for more than...

... jumping. Last week the kids spent one very chilly Summer morning drawing on the trampoline with sidewalk chalk. They had a blast! Aurora and Gabby just drew crazy lines all over the place while Sage and Savannah had fun covering the Trampoline in chalk.

Sage's Spider

Make Way for Sage Parker

...That's right, Move over Paul and Morgan Hamm! When Sage came home from Gymnastics tonight he brought me this:

We are so proud of Sage. After two years of hard work perfecting his beginner skills in Gymnastics, Sage is moving up to Advanced Gymnastics which is pre-competitive so he'll be training 2 days a week instead of one and being watched by the head coach to go to the Boys Competitive Team. He is definitely making his Grandma proud!

Baptism Invite

Here's the finished product. I'm really pleased with it and can't wait until the big day!