Finally 6!

Dylan had been counting down the days until his 6th birthday since right after he turned 5. He was so excited when it actually arrived. We celebrated by having a friend birthday party at a new, mini Chucky Cheese, Sharkey's. I have to say it was well worth the money to not have to clean up afterward. Since he had a friend birthday we had a mini family birthday on the Sunday before his birthday. Since I was not able to find a pinata, I decided to make one. It wasn't a good idea to start one the night before because it needed more time to dry. It started out as a soccer ball but Richard decided to duck tape it so it wouldn't fall apart very easily. It ended up looking like a ball of trash but oh well, no one cared, they just wanted the candy.

Dylan requested a chocolate cake with strawberries for the family party.
On the actual day of his birthday, the excitement of the day had worn off. It was his third party. He did however enjoy his presents and the cake he asked for (lemon cake with lemon slices and his name written on it).
Love the picture of cousin Ethan with an armful of tickets he won at Sharkey's.