Happy Birthday Sarah!!!!!

We had a quiet birthday on the 11th. I did ask her

 if we could have a small party for her. She gave the thumbs up.

So this Saturday I made her favorite meal so far "Spaghetti" and we had

family and a couple of friends over. She was still very shy. So her big

 brother Chris stuck by her side again. We were able to get her to open

her presents with a couple of us in the room.

After awhile everyone slowly came in and joined us.

My friend gave her the Willow Angel that is signing I love you.

 I was trying to explain and show her the sign for love. Later she

 wanted to put her Willow Angel with some of mine and I showed

her a wonderful spot on her desk for hers.

My friend also made her some beautifully decorated cards with

scriptures in simplified Chinese and English. She laminated them

 and put them on a ring so she can flip threw and read them all.

She is looking at Charlotte (who made them) and smiling because

 the very first one says.....................................

Princess Sarah

Happy Birthday!

He Delights In You With Singing.

Then she put the scripture from

Zephaniah  3:17

We are still pretty much translator-dependant around here.

 So she couldn't understand what I was trying to share

with her about journaling.

Another artist in the making!

She was very surprised when she opened her ipod. :)
She loved mine and basically kidnapped it. What I love is.......
that she likes my Christian music that I have on it.

Hey! I want one of these 5th generation Nano ipods!

Our quiet celebration, earlier in the week. I asked Sarah what kind of cake she likes and

 she told me,"pineapple." So after finding some pictures I figured out she

wanted a pineapple upside down cake. We also had Chinese take out!

Yummy!

I found out in China she would get a rose for her birthday.

 So daddy picked up EIGHTEEN roses for her and put them in her room!

 When we came home from getting her new bling in her ears she

 went in her room and yelled, "Mom!" with a very excited voice

 and grabbed my hand pulling me into her room to show me.

HAPPY 14TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR SWEET SARAH!