Will and I celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary yesterday. We laid low this year by getting a couples massage, catching a movie, and meeting up with friends for dinner. I went back through our wedding pics, and decided to post a few in remembrance. During the second line at the reception

Leaving the church

Colorado in Springtime

Oh the beauty of Colorado! We have amazing snow in the winter, the most magnificent blue skies in the summer, and the yellows and golds of turning Aspen in the fall. I hope I never get used to the changing of seasons around here! Below are some pics from our backyard. Caleb insisted on a faux-hawk for the photo shoot :)

Caleb's Golf swing

Murder Mystery Party

Last weekend we hosted another Murder Mystery Dinner. If you have never done one of these, you have got to try one! They make for a fun-filled evening with friends. This one was called "The Icicle Twist". Below are some great pics of the evening. I can't tell you "Who done it", but I was impressed that 3 of our guests guessed correctly!

Will played a top official in the Department of Defense. I was a supposed flight attendant.

Liz played a bohemian spy, and Rich was a Cuban body guard.

Janelle was a police surgeon, and Vern played a private investigator.



Katie was a 20 year old flirt (the mystery was set in 1984), and Scott was the local ski shop owner.

Backstreet Boys

It was about 5 years ago when I (Teresa) took a little vacation to England with some fellow Club Beyond Staff. We spent one very fun day in London making a little music video to the Backstreet Boys. That's right, we walked around with a little mp3 player and danced, lip synched, and videotaped ourselves doing it. My buddy Chris finally took the time to put togther the video. I laughed pretty hard when I watched it... I think you should watch it too!

I can't seem to get a direct link working properly, so you will have to follow some directions.
www.chris-o.com
Then click on Movies
Click on Not so Backstreet Boys and Girls
You might be able to run the video there, I could not and had to click on the link to watch through YouTube.

Just remember that it was 5 years ago... and for some reason I decided to "prance" outside of Buckingham Palace. Enjoy!

Take me out to the ball game!

We took Caleb to his first real baseball game this past week. Colorado Springs hosts the Sky Sox, whom are the minor league team for the Colorado Rockies. They offer $2 Tuesdays, making it a cheap family night. At first Caleb was a wee-bit upset. We had told him all day that we were going to the baseball game. In his head this meant he was going to play baseball! So when we sat down and didn't move any closer to the field, he threw a little fit! Eventually he got the idea, and was fairly happy to watch. At one point, a player tossed him a baseball. Caleb didn't understand this, as he tossed it back to the player... he REALLY wanted to play baseball. Thank goodness, another player saw fit to toss Caleb another ball, and we came home with a great souvenir!

Here is one when we first got to the game... notice the look of deep concern on his face (and the large bruise on his forehead from a fall in a parking lot earlier that day).

Almost a year ago, we took Caleb to a friend's little league baseball game. Caleb had no idea what baseball was at that point, so we spent most of our time chasing him around the grass. But, I thought these pics were so great! You can really see just how much he has grown over the past year. He no longer looks like a toddler, but like a little boy! Enjoy!

An average day in the Sage household

There are a few things you can count on seeing everyday at the Sage household. One of them is Caleb's golf swing. His golf clubs are perhaps his favorite toy in the house, and he puts them to good use daily. He can hit anything from plastic golf balls, blocks, to footballs, and legos. Now when I say he can hit... I mean he can really hit! Watch out if you are in the line of fire! While the pics below do not show his best form, they were the best we have been able to capture on film.

I know, I know, Dunkin Donuts?!? Perhaps not the best food to feed a growing toddler. Every once and awhile William will come home from a night shift with a dozen donuts. Caleb lovingly calls them "Dunkies", and he will not be thwarted in his plan to eat as many as possible.

One of Will's (and Caleb's) favorite activities is to camp out together on the living room floor. It is still too cold here to head outside, so they set up the sleeping bags, and sometimes a tent, and sleep together in front of the fireplace. It is too cute for words!

We had visitors in March! Will's sister and brother-in-law came to visit us for a fun filled week! If you remember, Hank and Erica got married last October in New Orleans. Caleb was the ring bearer at their wedding. This was the first chance we have had to spend some time with them since their marriage. We did just about everything in our small town, and it felt
great to pretend to be a tourist. Here are a LOT of pics from their visit.

Caleb pushing his own stroller at Garden of the Gods

Will pretending he knows what he is doing :)



Hank and Erica posing for the camera at Garden of the Gods.

We took them up the Air Force Academy to see where we spend some time... and because it is quite an impressive sight. Here is a view of the famous Cadet Chapel. It is made to look like Airplane wings.

Hank, Myself, Will, and Caleb at the Academy.

Will took them up the "Incline"... a ridiculous, nearly straight up climb.

The three of them at the top.



We got a tour of the Navigator property from a good friend. The castle was built by the founder of Colorado Springs, for his wife. The ministry acquired the property for an amazing price, and now it is used for conferences.

Along with the castle, came acres and acres of beautiful land, resembling the rock formations at the Garden of the Gods.


Caleb loved having his aunt and uncle here. He wanted to play checkers everyday!

Caleb had a slight accident on the first morning of their visit. I wish I had a video camera at the moment, because it was the oddest thing! Somehow he fall on top of a coffee cup, putting his right eye into the cup. It left him with a black eye, but if you look closely, you can see the outline of the cup all the way around!

In other news, Will has been taking classes like a mad man! After finishing up his associates from the community college of the Air Force, he has begun to work on his Bachelor's degree. He is majoring in Human Resource Management at Colorado Christian University. It is a very unique program, allowing him to work full time and go to class one night a week. His classes are 5 weeks long, and very intense. But, he will be able to finish his degree by August 2010! He claims he is not going to walk at his graduation, but I beg to differ!

Will is also re-enlisting in the Air Force for 6 more years. He is currently at 8 years, so it looks like we are headed for a career in the military! I am excited for the adventures this will entail. I have to admit that I have been getting a bit restless here in Colorado Springs. Not because I don't like it, but because I have not lived in the same place for more than 2 years since I was 15! A career in the Air Force will guarantee us a different landscape every few years. Now if only he never had to deploy...

Well, this has been a long post, but I hope it has been informative :) With summer coming up, we would love more visitors! There is nothing quite like a Colorado summer! I am looking forward to throwing the windows open, and feeling the cool breeze while we sleep. not to mention the daily trips to the playground, the early morning walks, and BBQing with the neighbors.

Opportunity Knocks

As I said in my previous post, Will and I have been looking for new opportunities to share Christ and make disciples. One of these opportunities has been with the Air Force Academy Navigator group. On Mondays we get the chance to spend a few hours with a bunch of cadets who wish to follow hard after Christ. This, of course, it exhilarating for Will, and a wee bit more trying for Teresa (think introvert placed in a room of 70+ people she does not know). Another part of the night includes learning some tools and skills that are helpful in discipling others. So we have made “plans” to share about the spiritual disciplines… verses, illustrations, personal experiences, etc. I have done this before in a general form with YL by planning bible studies with High schoolers. But this has been an even greater experience. Vern has challenged us to look back in our old journals to the times when these basics of Christianity became convictions. Using those experiences and scriptures that are meaningful in our lives makes sharing these fundamentals a highly rewarding experience. It is so great to be reminded just how much the Holy Spirit changes us!

Teresa is also going through a class at church called SHAPE. The basic premise is that God has uniquely created each of us, and in order to understand where and how we fit into the body of believers, we need to understand our unique shape. This includes our
S: Spiritual gifts
H: heart or desires
A: Abilities or accomplishments
P: Personality
E: Experiences
I feel that earlier in life I had a better grasp on what God was calling me to and how I was to function. But as I have entered motherhood, these ideas have become scrambled! There are basic traits that make being a stay-at-home mom a bit easier… like having the spiritual gift of compassion, an ability to organize, and a personality that prefers routine. I have none of these! That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but simply the way I am shaped. So for this period in my life I have to strive a little harder to make motherhood enjoyable. On the flip side, my spiritual gifts are discernment, knowledge, and teaching. The prayer is that we can pinpoint a primary ministry opportunity that fits us like a glove, and a secondary one that we do because we have a servant’s heart. What a great class!! Stepping back and taking a look at God’s creative talents in ourselves is amazing! I highly recommend every believer to take the time to recognize the way our maker has shaped us.

Below are some recent pics from a visit with Madison. We had the chance to go to the Denver Aquarium, but unfortunately we did not bring our camera. We are hoping to get some pics from Tracy to post!

We headed down to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo this past Thursday for some family time. Here are some pics...

They have a great Giraffe exhibit where you can feed the animals. Caleb was a bit scared of the strange black tongues, so he just watched mom do it.

One of our favorites was this "big kitty cat", as Caleb called it. When the tiger saw me standing at the window, he came right down to greet us. Caleb was standing on this ledge, when he put his front paws up. Caleb freaked a little bit, but the view was amazing!

We also had a fun visit with two friendly bears, and some comedic Gorillas.

All these great animals, and still Caleb's favorite activity was the merry-go-round with Dad!

In other news, Caleb used the potty for the first time today! He told me in plenty of time to run to the bathroom. We celebrated with a cookie, and we are going for some ice cream when Dad gets home. Bye Bye Diapers!