Upgrading from 3GS to 4, some questions

Hi everyone! I've had the 3GS since January and have been very happy with it, and will be upgrading to the iPhone 4 in a few days for Christmas. Long story short, we will be transferring the 3GS to my sister on her contract and I will be getting the new one, so basically I want to completely reset the 3GS to factory settings. However, I was wondering if it is possible to backup everything on it (ie, games, text message history, contacts, notes, videos, etc.) and then just transfer them over to my newer model come the 25th. I know iTunes has a backup option for the iPhone, I'm just not sure if it will allow me to do this.
So in essence I want my new iPhone to be the exact same as my old one other than the looks and new features. Just wondering if iTunes can automatically do this, or if I will have to look for a third-party program. If so, could you kindly explain to me how I would accomplish this? Thanks guys!

All iTunes content on your iPhone - all music, movies, tv shows, and 3rd party apps should be in your iTunes library on your computer. All photos transferred from your computer should also be available on your computer. No iTunes content and photos transferred from your computer are included with your iPhone's backup.
This link should be helpful.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2109

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