Speech, Speech!

Sage turned 4 on Monday. Birthdays are not much of a formal event in our family: just a few family members over for dinner,cake and presents. So I was surprised, while straightening up before the afore mentioned family members arrived, to find the following speech on the coffee table:

Birthday Speech
(by Jensen)

We are here to celebrate a girl, named Sage, turn 4. Before the annual Sage-opening-of-the-presents begins, I would like to make a little speech. Sage was born 4 years ago. What a cute baby she was! Last year, many important things happened to Sage like the trips to Idaho, Utah, and all the National Parks Trip. That does not mean we will not go on other important trips. I believe that Sage should be honored in all ways. Her birthday is a landmark in Katschke history. As she grows older and bigger her character grows, too. She goes with the flow most of the time, but she can be pretty stubborn when she wants to be. We all love, like, and enjoy Sage. Will everybody who loves, likes, and enjoys Sage please raise their hand. Sage, look around at all the people who love you, who like you, and who enjoy you. I would like to invite Sage up to the stand to say a few words to her "fans."

Jensen delivered her speech with remarkable skill then invited Sage up for a "Q and A" afterward. I'm not sure if the speech was intended to honor Sage or upstage her, but it was a sweet and fitting tribute to Sage's fourth year.