Happy 3rd Birthday, Sage!

Today is our 3rd anniversary of celebrating all things Sage! 

I can't believe it has been 3 years already since our lives changed (for the better).  This year is special because he is really starting to communicate more and show his true personality, which is better than being just a cute bundle of kiss magnets....

Also, I can't believe it has been this long since I updated the blog as well, so apologies for that.  

Anyway, since we decided not to go back to America this year, we still wanted to take a mini-trip, so we packed up for HuaLien, a city on the Eastern coast of Taiwan for 5 days.  We could say it was for Sage's birthday, but really it was for Mom and Dad to (try to) relax.  And to show Sage the ocean when he could actually play with it.

Here are some pics of that recent trip, plus some pics we took of his bday cake.  Vids will be on Dropshots.

We are ready for the trip!  This is sadly only for 5 days, and 70% was for Sage, 29% for Jo and 1% for me....

We made a pit stop in Taipei since it was on the way to Hua Lien, so we quickly visited Ah-Ma and Sage bonded with her well.

Sage has acquired 2 more 'sleeping friends' to add to his "bahboom" collection.  He uses the collective term 'bahboom' for all of his friends (before there were only Peter Penguin and Panda; now there is KittyCat, Mousey Mouse, and Hippo).  I assume there will be more added as we go....

Sage's first steps on the beach (after a pretty long drive).

It was hot out so Mom and Dad wanted Ice cream.  Oh, someone else wanted it as well.....

Now we are cookin'...

Actually, this is a small river from the mountains draining into the ocean, so it was good to have both kinds of water.  Here he is getting his bearings before we head to the 'big waves'...

Here we go!

We played for a long time (LONG time) and he didn't want to stop.  He loved using his shovels to play with the rocks and throw them into the waves or make little mounds.

A little dance...

Feels good!

A bit sunny tho...

Ok, time to relax in our bungalow after a hard day of playing....

Ah, after a few days in the water, all he talks about is wanting to play in the 'big blue pool' (ocean) with his shovels.  Thankfully, we distracted him long enough to have a birthday cake for him.

He loves strawberries

When we were out in Hua Lien, we gave him a gift or two each day, so it really was a birthday week for him and he scored a bunch of small presents.  Here are the remainders for his actual birthday.

Happy!

Ok, that is our update.  Hope you enjoyed the pics!

Happy 3rd Birthday Sage!