Ollie has been talking about his birthday party when he turns six since last August. So we knew that there was no way we could talk him out of it. Instead, we decided to invite everyone and have a massive party. Ollie wanted to go to a local park with a skate area so that made it easy. The 40 degree forecast wasn't quite so amenable. Nevermind, we packed a kiddie pool, icy poles and a cheap squirt gun for each kid (instead of doing lolly bags) and some frosty beverages for the adults and just embraced the heat.
We outsourced the cake (although the boys and I added the cool decorations) and pizza from Domino's so Paul and I could relax a bit and enjoy ourselves.
And even though Ollie got more presents than any child could possibly ever need from all of his wonderful friends, he was also spoiled by the family when Ollie, Rebeka and Rhiannon shared their birthday celebrations with the family. The telescope from Grumpy, an iPod from Mom and Dad (even though we had convinced him he was too young), and the amazing monster truck prize presents were just icing on the cake.
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