Dash's 6th Birthday!

Dash has been very impatiently awaiting his birthday and was more than thrilled when the day finally arrived. To help us celebrate, Dan and Jill and the kids made the trip to our house for the weekend. Everyone enjoyed themselves swimming, playing computer games, and eating cake. And Dash was super excited about his gifts and the birthday cash he received in the mail. Colt, on the other hand, didn't love Dash's special day. Outside of his piece of the cake, he kind of hated seeing Dash get all that attention when his own birthday is still 3 months away. Colt handled it pretty well, however, until that evening when Dash opened a card that contained six dollars. At that point he muttered to himself, "this is fair (his word for 'unfair')" and stomped out of the room.

On our way to the pool, we stopped to water some plants for a friend who had gone out of town. The kids rode in the back of Dan and Jill's pickup...all except Sport, who you can see peeking out the back window.

Dan and Jill throwing Dash in the pool.

Dad, Sport and Colt. Colt was feeling particularly brave and spent most of his time swimming minus his floaties. He is really getting pretty good.

Dash coming down the slide.

Colt coming down the slide.

Sport coming down the slide.

Brandan made Dash's birthday cake this year. Well, I made the cake, but Brandan decorated it. Dash had a very specific idea in mind for an Angry Birds cake and Brandan nailed it. It looked fantastic!

Dash and his cake.

Overall, Dash had a great day and is now excited for his next big adventure...Kindergarten!