Leah's 4th Birthday

Leah shares her birthday with Jon's mom, Christine. We did a combined birthday party for them both. Chris turned 50 and we wanted to do something extra special for her. We invited all of our family, plus some of her friends to come to the party. My parents were there to celebrate with Leah too. We had a BBQ dinner with hamburgers and smoked sausages plus all of the yummy side dishes that people brought.

Leah and Chris opened their presents and then we had cake. Leah loved her princess "crown" cake and Chris was amazed by her beautiful yellow daisy cake. The entire bottom layer of the yellow cake was left over, so Chris took it home to enjoy later.

We had a good time. There were so many people that were able to come that it was like a small family reunion. Jon's parents and all of Jon's siblings were able to be there, except Merry. His Oma and Opa were also able to make it. We were praying that they would have good enough health to make the trip from Salt Lake. Aunt Denise and Karl and Iris Bailey (Verne's cousin) came too. It was a lot of work to put together, but a lot of fun.

Here are some pictures of the night along with a picture of all of Leah's stuff she got for her birthday.

Leah and her cake

My parents and Oma

Eating yummy food

The cakes and Christine

Oma, Opa, and Leah

David, Debi, and Denise

Jon, David, and Christel

Bill (Jon's Dad), Jon, David, Christel, and Christine (Jon's mom)

Jessica and Karl

Leah's loot