Oh, to be 9 again!

So today we celebrated Sara's birthday. Actually, last weekend was her party, but today was her actually birthday. She's now 9.

And because her parents had a wedding to attend this evening, we spent the whole evening celebrating. Just us kids :)

First, was ate pizza--our late lunch. Not long afterwards, we (Rahel, Ian, and I) made Sara a tasty birthday present: chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies. Yumm... And then, while the kids worked on crafts and watched Mr. Bean's Holiday, I started preparing Sara's birthday meal of choice. Veggie Lasagna. And let me tell you, it can get pretty challenging trying to follow a German recipe translated from a Betty Bossi* cookbook in which you've never attempted to make... But luckily, it turned out rather yummy--though not quite as pleasing on the eyes. And after our feast of veggie lasanga and Capri Sun from wine glasses, we got to try our delicious cookies! There were just like Aunt Sandra used to make them--but better! Well, maybe not better, but still just as good! And of course, in honor of Sara, we stuck a candle in one, sang happy birthday, and let her blow out the candle!
*The Swiss/European version of Betty Crocker, from what I can gather

So, as you can tell, most of my day (that wasn't spent in bed sleeping in this morning) was spent in the kitchen. But that is not a bad thing. The the results from all that cooking we sooo good. Special thanks to Rahel and Ian for their impeccable chef skills. And to Sara, happy birthday! Hoping that 9 is the best year of your life yet!