Back on June 10th, our middle child Sadie, turned four years old. And in typical Sadie-fashion, she did it up and had a smile on her face the.entire.time. She's growing up and becoming a wonderful young lady who is so, so, sweet and loving and funny and silly all rolled up into one.
Being a fourth birthday, it seems appropriate to tell her birthday story in four parts.
Part 1: Birthday Celebration in Michigan
Part 2: A trip to American Girl to get a 'big girl' doll
Part 3: SD's family party where she shared her day with Uncle Frank
Part 4: Kid's party at the splash pad in Elmhurst
Before we get to the photos, here's a link to the post showing SD's 2nd birthday here on the blog. I don't seem to have posted the photos from last year! And here's the post announcing her birth on her actual *birth day*!
So, on with the four parts.
Part 1: Celebration in Michigan. We took the kids up to Coloma for SD's birthday weekend and we were fortunate to celebrate together. Sadie wanted a 'teddy bear cake', and that's what she got; it even had gummy bears on it!
After cake and breakfast, we went out and spent some time on the lake together. Ellie loves being 'the captain'!
Even big Frank got behind the wheel. What a day together!
Unfortunately for us, the days of doing this on Paw Paw look to be coming to a close.
On to part 2: a visit to the American Girl store in Chicago. Being a four year old means a lot of things, but in our house, it is apparently the threshold for when one gets to adopt what SD calls a 'big girl dollie'. And that's what Sadie did!
Nat and the kids were lucky to be joined by Grammy and Aunt Sisi:
And then, the very next day, part three of the b-day celebration hit: The family party in Elmhurst at the Marini house. SD got another 'teddy bear cake' and all of her favorite people celebrated her in the backyard on a really wonderful day in mid-June.
But on that day, we weren't only celebrating SD, we also were celebrating Uncle Frank's birthday. Grammy made him his own cake and we sang while he blew out his own candles. SD loved sharing her day with Uncle Frank.
And you know who also 'shares' something with Uncle Frank, right??!?!?
You can't slow down the Big Beefy when there's chocolate cake involved!
Here's the two Franks!
And...finally, Sadie's birthday festivities wound down with a kids party at the Elmhurst Splash Pad. She invited ALL of her friends from school and from the neighborhood and they had a blast in their suits. Here's Ellie and her buddy from Glen Ellyn:
The birthday girl was the Belle of the Ball!
Nat was lucky to get a hand from some "Mother's Helpers" in the shape of Ellie and Sadie's big cousins who worked hard at the party to keep everyone entertained and safe!
And...we all sang - again - to SD on her birthday! She's a doll and I'm so proud of her growing up and being a four year old. Next year has lots of change for us, but I know SD will just roll with it and keep smiling and laughing all day long!
Look at all the friends who love Sadie! She had a great party with a full house. Good job, Nat!
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