Over the past two weeks, our youngest grandson, Daniel, has been getting a lot of attention. It was his 6th birthday on the 26th, but circumstances stretched his birthday out for over a week. First, he had a pirate themed birthday party with a dozen of his little friends on the Saturday before his birthday. Grandpa Bert, Uncle Ryan and I, were on hand to help his parents pull it off, although it was more about seeing it unfold. They do an awesome job making their children's birthday parties extra fun.
Each year, the birthday child gets to pick a theme, and mom creates a cake to match. They go all out with decorations, and devise games to match the theme. This year, Daniel chose to go with a pirate theme, and the cake was a treasure chest. Isn't he about the cutest pirate ever?
Uncle Ryan even brought his Lego "Ship in a Bottle" to add to the decorations. Dad and Mom dressed for the occasion, and party guest were given the opportunity to wear a pirate head scarf, if they so desired. Daniel's siblings and even Uncle Ryan got into "pirate mode."
Games included keeping black balloon cannonballs in the air as long as possible, tossing gold coins into a treasure chest, going on a treasure hunt using various creative means of getting around, (plus even having to walk the plank!) Water balloons were used to "attack" chalk drawn ships, and everyone got a whack at the pirate chest piñata.
Lunch included summer sausage and cheese cubes, and red and green grapes poked on pirate swords, as well as crackers and pirate themed cupcakes. The treasure chest cake would be saved for a party on his actual birthday a week later.
It is tradition for the grandparents to attend a supper on the actual birthday, but this year it was not possible for us to attend. So Daniel not only got a supper with the other grandparents on his birthday, but another "cake only" party when we were able to come a couple of days later.
He is one special boy, and we are so thankful he is part of our lives! Here he is with the last of his presents, which included some "spiffy clothes" from us, and a new scooter from Uncle Ryan.
We also got him a water rocket, which he and his brothers had fun breaking in!
"Happy Birthday, Daniel! All done celebrating until next year!"
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