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| Sara's birthday comes just after the holidays. So she knew exactly what you do with presents... |
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| ...and she got right to work! All that practice Christmas morning came in handy. |
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| Hooray for My Little Ponies. Mary and Sara spent a lot of 2014 watching My Little Pony together. |
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| Birthday morning fun. |
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| Sara was definitely a happy girl. |
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| Cinnamon rolls with chocolate chips for breakfast. |
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| Later that day Sara was in her Sunday best... |
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| ...and sticking out her tongue. |
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| I love that little curly-q in her hair above her ear. (Does her hair look like it might have a hint of strawberry?) |
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| There was more playing later that evening... |
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| ...and more playing... |
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| ...and more playing. |
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| Meanwhile, we got ready for Sara's little party with the cousins. |
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| David and Mary made the confetti! |
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| The cake was Greg's labor of love. Sara loved it. She meowed whenever she saw it (even after it was cut to pieces). |
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| Last year at Sara's birthday: If you were brave enough to eat a spoonful of Sara's mushy baby cereal, you got a box of candy. This year was a variation: Out with the old and in with the new! If you ate something that Sara used to like (squeeze applesauce), you earned the right to choose one of her current very favorite things to eat (see tray in above picture). This year there were less tears--I guess eating applesauce isn't as traumatic as cold mushy oatmeal. (No one did choose the lotion though...) |
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| Say cheese! Here, Sara, look here! |
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| That's better. Look at that grin! That girl can say cheese! |
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| Oh, sweet, Sara. You are the center of our universe. |
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| Happy birthday, baby. We love and adore you and thank the Lord every day that we have the privilege of being your family. |
