Keeping Memories Close: Present Time

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Present Time

After cake, ice cream, and painting, it was time for every birthday child's favorite thing: presents. All the kids gathered around Sage while she took in her moment. I think it's so cute to see their expressions as she opens her gifts. They are so excited for her to open what they chose for her. Sweet.

Not pictured in this, but she got money from Travis' dad and step-mom.

She also got a gift card to Claire's from Kaci and Amber.

It's still kind of odd for me to see her sitting here reading her own cards, but she most definitely can. She is an EXCELLENT reader. FYI: They had reading and math assessments at school for winter to compare to when they had it in the fall. Sage has more than doubled her scores. She's above a 2nd grade level in math. Her oral reading fluency goal was a 36 for winter, and she scored a 92. Genius.

So cute

This was from Lydia, and it's a gym set for her American Girl dolls. It came with way more stuff than I could see in the box: cheerleading outfit, gym bag, water bottles, books, ipod....needless to say, Sage loves it.

This was from Cailin, and I loved the bag more than anything. Hello Kitty as a mermaid???! Jill remembered that Sage chose a hello kitty cake 2 years in a row and knew it said "Sage." And "Julie."

It's the American Girl pet, Coco, and Cailin wanted Sage to have one just like she did. Sweet.

This was from us, and if you haven't seen this movie, it's a must see. It's based on a true story, and it is touching and fun. We ALL loved it.

This could be something I live to regret, but Travis is more of the crafty one, so I think he and Sage will love doing this together: a pottery wheel. Maybe one night, he and I can use it with Unchained Melody playing in the background. Just a thought. ;)