We were so excited to have a trip from Granny, Granddad, Clare and Sage! Mom & Dad drove up on Thursday with Clare and Sage (who turned six weeks on March 2). It was wonderful to have them all here. Sage is beautiful and lovely and such a good baby and Clare is doing an awesome job as a mom. The only downside was that we did not also have Josh and Jacob here but we're looking forward to a summer trip from them so that they can enjoy the lake. Given that we had a tiny baby here, the weekend was very mellow, which we needed after all our non-stop activities and my having been sick. The weather was not too charming so it was a good weekend to hole up. Indigo was enamoured of her baby cousin and was very sweet to her and would say "don't cry Baby Sage" and "it's okay sweetie" and she wanted to participate in every diaper change! She told us that Baby Sage "talks" as Sage is really starting to make a lot of cooing and wonderful baby noises, as well as starting to smile which is just to die for. We pretty much played "pass the baby" and
Clare was very generous in letting us all have snuggle time
with the little princess. Indigo also needed to be sure that she was held plenty and so frequently someone would have both "babies" on their laps.
Indigo also loved to sing a lullabye to Sage - Rock a Bye Baby - after requesting each time to first hear the definition of a lullabye. Our family got to hear Indigo's latest favorite word which we have had almost non-stop the past month or so "WHY". However, when Clare turned the cards on her and said "Why", Indigo said, "no, no, no, don't ask why, I already told you". It was a wonderful family weekend. As you can see, Sparkle also thought the baby boppy was a wonderful spot of comfort!
It's also cute how my mom was lying with Sage and Sparkle on her
lap!
We were lucky to enjoy a Sunday afternoon visit from Cousin Ruth and Anna and Sarah Grace. Late on Sunday we got some serious snow which came down all through the night and was still coming on Monday morning.
The family had planned to leave early Monday morning when we went to work but our roads were a mess and with the snow still coming down it seemed best to wait.
As the snow stopped, Dad went out and shoveled our entire driveway - no mean feat! It's long and steep. Thanks Dad - no wonder your muscles look so good in the muscle shirt! The plough had come down the street again by this point and the road seemed relatively safe and so they were in the car and back home to SC by around 12:30 p.m. We look forward to our next family visit and miss having Sage to hold already. After Indigo's nap, she and Daddy made a snowman and then we had a nice cup of hot chocolate - don't you love her grinning with her chocolate mustache!
On Saturday we went to the stables to play with Dan. After he was all cleaned up Indigo did a couple of laps around the ring on him and then we went off to sushi with Jason, Allyson and their boys - yummy! We had a great afternoon together - the weather was glorious. We stayed outside and washed our cars together. After we got home I went to the fabric store to buy material in an effort to make a Queen Ester costume for Indigo for Purim - yes, I am not in my right mind! I stayed up until 1 a.m. (that is before moving the clock forward an hour) hand sewing this costume. 
On Sunday we went to Temple for a really fun Purim carnival. Indigo wore her Cinderella princess dress she had fun playing games and winning prizes and using her gragger when she heard the name "Haman". After an afternoon nap, it was so gorgeous out that we hit the playground. We took Egan too and after some serious play and doing the "big slide" we walked through the woods to the dog park so Egan could have a good run. We then walked back to the playground for a bit more play and then home (it was 7 p.m. - got to love daylight savings). Dinner, bath & bed followed thereafter. I was then up until 1 a.m. again working on the Purim costume. Monday was a day of work and after we got her off to bed I worked on the costume until it was finally completed around 12:30 a.m. Again, I think I am nuts. Let us just say that the costume has a huge hem and I intend to have her wear it until she is 20! 
In her preschool on Tuesday we had a Purim party and her little class paraded all around the school showing off their costumes and then we joined her music class before taking her out for a nice lunch with mom and dad as a special treat (part of the negotiations of having an almost three year old wear her costume and give a smile or two for the camera :-). She was so excited about us being in her class room that it was almost impossible to get a photo - she was a jumping bean! By the time she stood still, the skirt was a little twisted but you get the basic idea. While her costume may not be haute couture, I don't think it's a bad effort 
for a hand sewn effort made by a 
mostly un-crafty mum.
