Back in G-burg; first week (just Sage)

Here are some pics (out of the 700 or so that we took) of the time we spent in Gettysburg with Gramma and Grampa!

We got started off very early from Taiwan and are waiting to catch our Japan flight at the airport. We found this play area to spend some of the time recouping from a very early rise.


We arrived in Japan in time for lunch, but afterwards we were all exhausted....

I fell asleep soon after this....


BUT....! Now we arrived in Gettysburg (after 14 hours from getting on the plane to arriving at the house). We were all exhausted - even though the flight was good and Sage was very good - but we must have all gotten our second wind since Sage was very happy to explore his new surroundings for about 4 more hours. One of the first things he did was to get up on Grampa's tractor!


Then we had to find other things to do (since he could not move the tractor by himself)

and other things to see

and swing on

and visit

and run around to...

But by this point, jet lag was catching up to us and we took a break. There would be a lot more time to explore later.

And Sage started off early, heading to the dirt mound all prepped

Then we did a bit of ball kicking


and weed catching

Oh, but what is this? Grampa started the tractor and all priorities shifted to one thing: Driving!






Sage is a natural...

Ah! Another time on the dirt mound (this time so mom won't fret so much about him getting dirty)


Sage also discovered a little friend living in one of Grampa's bushes that we could see most mornings - and he was eager to see him each time.

Some more ball playing with Gramma


And some driving in style (but not as cool as the tractor)

Now, some down time reading with Gramma



And of course, eating is always important


We went to a park nearby with swings, river and many rocks....bliss!




Gramma and Sage got a lot of her hand made ABC felt book.


These were lollipops but to Sage they were mini balloons

And of course the ladybug (his favorite was J for Jelly beans and we ended up making him a personal jelly bean jar with many jelly beans!)

Pop! goes the Sage

Don't sit down too long Gramma,

We got many things to do - come on!

At a park




Hmmm, now this is more like it! At the Land of Little Horses park



Sage was not too sure about the animals there - he preferred to stick to the tractors...





There. Much better



Now for a little slide

and a swing..

But let's head back to the good stuff, eh?






Oh, this is interesting....

And one of the requirements of being in Gettysburg is to of course see the Battlefield. I am sure Sage will enjoy this at some point, but this time, he did not appreciate it too much.



He did get some good luck by picking this guy's nose - the tradition states you rub it, but Sage wanted to be extra sure




Now we are back to the good stuff! Farmer Sage

And Grampa!


Everyone gets a chance to drive it


Comfortable in the back

Another of Sage's loves - Fire trucks! We stopped by the fair sponsored by the Gburg Fire Station

Another day of just relaxing and eating



and playing

Oh, what is this? Mom is making Sage's tractor cake

Grampa and Sage having a man to man chat...

Happy 2nd Birthday Sage!


Yum



Now is time for a little pillow rustling

Sage has been caught!

There were balloons scattered around and we were worried they would pop. Jo is prepared.

Back in Gettysburg

Yeah! We made it back to Gettysburg!

We arrived yesterday at Grampa and Gramma's house in the afternoon and surprisingly we all stayed up til about 6-7 pm getting acclimated and having a blast with Sage running all over the place.

We are still in jet lag mode, but are trying to pop out of it as the days go by.

Looks like we will have a great time; Sage is already at home here and the weather looks to be good the whole time, so with lots of things to do and a family reunion coming, this should be a good one!

Chugga chugga woo woo

Just a quick vid of Sage laughing...

We were watching a Winnie the Pooh movie and there was a part in it that made Sage laugh hard. For a kick, I went back again and he kept laughing. I wanted to see how many times he could laugh....that's all.



Now, if you say "chugga chugga woo woo" to him, he will smile and laugh....

NEW VIDS

NEW VIDS on Dropshots of the Lil' Guy!

(well a collection from the last 2 months...)

Take a look!

Intro into Summer

Summer is not here yet, but you wouldn't know that by the heat wave here. Anyway, here are some random pics leading up to our first pool play of the season today.

Mom and Sage reading the pop up Panda book

Dad and Sage watching a movie



Now mom and Sage are getting into it

Sage on the bed


Ah Summer is here...and that means more pool time

Even Mocha wants in