A "Memorable" Birthday!

Sarah enjoyed having her birthday fall on Memorial Weekend, as it allowed a Sunday night sleep-over! We postponed our birthday tradition until Tuesday morning. . . but was no less special.
Annalise and Sarah have been friends from birth. What a sweet friendship they have. We are thankful for friendships like these. They planned on getting their hair cut together for Locks of Love, but decided to wait (maybe after seeing how short mine and Bekah's turned out!! Future blog on that!). They enjoyed a cool night out on the trampoline.
After an early morning breakfast at IHOP with Dad, I enjoyed a morning with the girls at a book store and Color-Me-Mine, where the girls were able to paint a ceramic item.
The Buletti family joined us for dinner and my kindred-spirit, Melinda, made her delicious cheesecake! What a friend!
Sarah enjoyed gifts and cards, but especially the stack of books!

Sarah's Splendid Supper

Sarah has an added privilege of providing the family with dinner once a month. She found her recipes, wrote out her grocery list, we shopped together and then she spent a good part of the day in the kitchen preparing her meal. She was quite surprised at how much time it took. . .
The family gathers for dinner and enjoys the "fruit" of Sarah's labor. She announced that next month we might be enjoying PB & J together! I think she has definitely gained more appreciation for what it takes to keep three meals a day coming to a family of nine! She did a terrific job and you can see her menu on the gadget bar.
Jael was actually clapping, but it looks like a cute "thumbs up." We all gave our "thumbs up" for a delicious meal. The best part - there were left-overs!

And, my favorite quote was spoken. As Bekah was in and about "testing" I commented on how she has quite a "sweet tooth." She replied with a laugh, "no Mom, all my teeth are sweet!" So true, with a cap to prove it!