Sarah's 4th Birthday Party

On Saturday it was Sarah's birthday party.  Since we were living in Ontario for the last three years and were travelling for her last birthday, this was actually her first real birthday party.  She was so... excited!  She's been counting down to this day for the last three months of so.  Knowing how excited she was, I wanted to go a little more "all out" and make it special for her. 

Instead of cards, etc, I've decided that we'll be doing a "birthday book" for each of our kids on their birthday.  Whoever comes to their party will sign their special book and leave a little message for them.  I hope the books become special keepsakes for our kids.

Lauren was ready for the party to begin!

I used photos that I took of Sarah to mark her birthday as decorations at the party.  Easy, cheap and pretty.

Sarah loves Costco.  Therefore it's no big surprise that she wanted a Costco cake for her birthday.  She was thrilled!

So excited to blow out the candles!

Once I cut the cake, Sarah insisted on handing out a piece of cake to all of her guests before eating her own piece. What a great little hostess.

 Gift Opening Time!  Sarah was thrilled at the thought of opening up her special presents.  What a spoiled little girl she was.

 We were thankful for such beautiful weather.  After gifts and treats, everyone headed outside for some play time. 

 Thank you so much to all of you that came out to celebrate our special little girl.  We felt so loved and supported by your presence and generosity. After being in Ontario for the past few years and being away from family and friends (except for the Lee's, love you!), holidays, birthdays and special occasions are that much more special for us.  In a lot of ways, Sarah's fourth birthday was like her first birthday.  It was special.

A BIG thank you to Sonja Dyck for taking the photos of the second half of the party, it's much appreciated!  We're trying to figure out the best way to get better birthday party photos.