Sarah had a very Happy Birthday

Beckie — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:28:07 +0000

Saturday was Sarah’s third birthday. We had a much smaller party this year than last. The house was still full of people, and (almost embarrassingly) presents. Sarah sweetly opened her presents at first, but then picked up speed. She was really cute after opening a present because she would hand it to me so I could open the package for her to play with it right then. I kept telling her, “You can play with your presents after you open ALL of them.” So far, she laughs the most at the log Helen gave her. Hee-hee, let me explain. It looks like a campfire log and has a “flame” that lights up and wiggles when you push a button. While Sarah was first playing with it and laughing, it suddenly hit me how much Jim would have loved this log. I said as much to Helen, and she had the same thought when she bought it. I know it would have reminded him of Ren and Stimpy’s “Log by Blammo.” You’ll want to click on that to hear a song Jim use to sing – seriously, he knew all the words.

It wasn’t until Sunday, after all the excitement and preparation, that I really felt Jim’s absence. He just should have enjoyed what the rest of us enjoyed with Sarah. Sigh. I am trying to come up with traditions for Sarah. I put that on hold for the past two years. I did find a cute two-tiered cake with a butterfly on it. The bakery at the Dripping Springs HEB jumped through a hoop or two to help me get that butterfly. I think I’ll try to incorporate it into her birthday cakes in the future, at least until she gets tired of it. Also, I’m going to always give her something I believe Jim would have given her, and say it’s from “Daddy.” This year it was the “Horton Hears a Who” dvd. He had already given her a stuffed Horton, and I knew it was his favorite Dr. Seuss. When he was a kid he was worried about walking around after he read this book. How cute is that? (Of course I love the book for Horton’s famous line, “A person’s a person, no matter how small.“) I also write an annual birthday letter to Sarah. Are there any traditions that you like to use in your birthday celebrations? I’m taking suggestions…

Happy Birthday, Sarah. You are a seriously sweet, cute and smart three-year-old. And, yes, I’m totally biased.

Sarah trying to hold her cousin Mason's hand. She was also nose-bumping him and feeding him her Chex.

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Sarah had a very Happy Birthday