2 Months of Sage

Hey everyone,

Here are some new photos of Sage that I took this weekend after fierce and persistent prodding from 3 out of 7 of Sage's grandparents.

Enjoy!

Here he is looking like a real couch potato. He's even got a remote handy.

Check out this cute shirt we got him!

Here is Sage and Chris having a freaky face contest.

Here we are practicing elimination communication which is used as an alternative to diapers in many cultures. For more information, go here.

Duhhhhh...

Amy thinks he looks like Olive Oil saying 'Oh Popeye!'

Where did that remote go?

How cute!

No more pictures!!!!!

Scenes from Californee

I wanted to post some photographs from the various places we've been since we've been here, and just some nice shots.

First is a shot of Highway 41, the "Southern Yosemite Highway" as it winds through the town center of Coarsegold.


Here is a shot of a foggy morning in our backyard. Yes, this is our backyard...beats a manicured lawn anyday!!!
In this shot the sun sets in the Ponderosa Basin where Amy's parents live. The clouds as you can see hover at a slightly higher elevation than we are.

The moon rises through a gnarled tree one cool winter's night.
We drove up to Millerton Lake Recreation Area which, although pretty much abandoned during the winter months, was still quite scenic.One weekend we all drove north to Sacramento for a party at Amy's sister's place. The riverfront is lined with historic buildings and ships, one of which is this riverboat.

On our way down to San Diego for Amy's aunt's wedding, I of course stopped in my favorite place to watch planes...Imperial Hill overlooking the main runway at Los Angeles International Airport.
San Diego's waterfront is currently sporting a patriotic Model T.
A sailing ship cruising the San Diego Harbor.
The massive bulk of the aircraft carrier USS Midway towers above the water. This ship is now a naval museum.
The sun sets over the Pacific on the beach at Del Mar, just north of San Diego.
Hope you enjoyed the photos!

Sage Chunkmeister

So our dear boy is now well over 12 pounds. He's been gaining something like an ounce and a half every day he's been alive...isn't that amazing? He's really rounding out well. It's rather funny to see his chubby cheeks and double chin (sometimes triple, depending on how his head is)

Here he is!And finally, here he is leading us in a roaring chorus of Row row row your boat.

In other news, After 2 months of being here, I've finally received my employment authorization, and have now taken up a position as a graphic designer at a small publishing company nearby.

Also, we have a new car...after borrowing an old 1992 Ford Explorer with a manual transmission, we bought a 1998 Saturn for a mere 2,500 dollars. It works great, and here's a photo of both before we returned the Explorer this afternoon.

In order to get a California driver's licence, I have to retake the written and driving tests again. I passed the written test (one answer wrong out of 36 though,) and I have the driving test this Friday. That should be fun. One interesting thing is that there are online help tutorials in studying for the written exam, with pictures and multiple choice questions. This one was pretty funny...police assistance my heiney...there might be terrorists on the other side of the hill!

So that's it for now, time to face the barrage of phone calls saying 'more pictures of Sage...'
Sorry for not writing more, it's been a busy weekend...I will put more pictures up soon though.