It's Pirate P"AAARRR"TY Time!

We had a big boy turn 6 yesterday! Our little (well, not so little anymore) Zachary turned 6 and boy did we party - all day. He decided he wanted a pirate theme and was so excited about all of his decorations. I decorated the house after he went to sleep on Tuesday, so that it was all decorated when he woke up. He was so excited and kept running around the house pointing out all the fun things that were up.

He had a blast at Kindergarten where they gave him a crown, sang to him, and he got a fun book, pencil, and bubbles from his teacher. He also got a token for the prize tower in the office. He took Reese Peanut Butter Cups for his birthday treat and couldn't wait to share them with his class. He came home with a big smile on his face and told me over and over about the fun things they did.

After kindergarten Nana, Michelle, Ashton, and Branson came down for a little party. We had lunch - Zach chose sandwiches - really quick, then headed to the bowling alley for some bowling. The kids had a blast and almost made it through 2 games. I forgot my camera, but Michelle has some really cute pics on her blog, so if you're interested, you can check out the fun we had.

Next we headed home for some present opening. Zach was thrilled with the bowling set Michelle, Ashton, and Branson gave him, the Scooby Doo Beach Towel from Nana, and the Scooby Doo movie from his sister.





After presents, we had cake and ice cream complete with singing and blowing out the candles 100 times as is tradition in our family. I think there may have been more melted candle wax than frosting on that cake by the time we were done!





After we had our fill of cake and ice cream, the kids headed off to play with the bowling set and the other toys. They had such a blast until Michelle and her kids had to head out to meet Brian. We sure had fun with you guys, thanks for coming to share the celebration with us!

You might think this is the end of our partying, but we're just getting started! About 5 minutes after Michelle and the kids left, Papa and Taylor arrived. The kids played with Tay and a bunch of toys until Kylie, Jedd, Michael, and Afton arrived. We had a yummy dinner of Hamburgers, Hotdogs, and French Fries - all Zach's choice of course.

After dinner Zach had round 2 of opening presents.

He loved the Shrek XBOX game from Afton and Uncle Bubby,


the Cubbies hat from Awa and Jedd,


the construction set from Nana, Papa, and Tay (I thought I got a picture of it, but guess I didn't), the pirate play set from his sister Hailey,


the Connect 4 game, Scooby Doo Leapster Game, Cars XBOX game, pirate dress up outfits, and the remote control truck from Jeremiah and I,


and the Cars Leapster Game from his Nana and Papa in California.


And as if we hadn't already had enough cake and ice cream already, we had round 2 with that as well!


He was such a good brother to share with his sister in blowing out the candles.


We all enjoyed some yummy cake and ice cream.


Thanks for everyone for coming and helping us celebrate the birthday of our special boy.


Looks to me like he had a wonderful birthday! Happy Birthday Bud, we sure love you!


P.S. In case you're wondering about the $10 off sticker on his shirt, it's a sticker from Papa. He works in the meat department at Smith's and every time the kids come to see him at the store, he gives them a sticker. Ashton and Branson stopped by to see my Dad on their way down and Papa sent a sticker down for Zach and Hailey. Save $10 - what a bargain for such a cute boy!