Sarah had her 4th birthday last week, June 17th. My 4 lb baby is 4 years old and I'm in denial that she is growing up so fast! Sarah had a good day, despite her parents being unwell with some sort of virus with fever. (Thank heavens, Sarah came out of this with just some sniffles and runny nose.) It was a very low key day, as a result, but she had a few new things to keep her occupied. We had intended to go to Busch Gardens for a few hours, as we have passes and it is only a 15 minute drive away, and to have a couple of families over just for cake and socializing after. We had also purchased Toy Story 3 movie tickets earlier in the week for the first day/Friday show, the day after her birthday, so I had every intention to get Sarah to this movie she had been asking about for some time. I wanted her to have this as part of her birthday festivities. Yhe poor girl didn't have much birthday excitement. It was her first movie theater experience and she loved it! Matt gave up his ticket, as he was too sick to go, and I felt well enough to go sit in a theater for a couple of hours. I even had a girlfriend of mine show up to use Matt's ticket for him.

This is my attempt at a flower power cake! Looks like a grade school kid did it! When Sarah saw it, however, she said "Mommy, it is beautiful!" That's all that matters, right?


Grandpa and Grandma Turnbaugh have a dog named Heidi. Sarah loves Heidi, talks about Heidi often, wants to see Heidi, and wants her own dog, so they sent her a plush toy that looks like Heidi. She loves stuffed animals (She really loves them more than other toys!), so this was a hit. Sarah has named it/him Buster. I believe this name comes from the dog in Toy Story 3 - Andy's real dog, not the slinky dog.


Sarah loves the stamps Grandpa and Grandma Wright sent. She actually was very happy and excited about all of these gifts and it being "her" day, but she refused to smile for the camera. Everything posted here is forced, except for the silly face she is giving with Mommy!

Sarah got a sand/water table from Mommy and Daddy this year. The umbrella really comes in handy with all the summer sun and heat we are having.