Owen's 6th Birthday

Owen turned 6 on Thursday.  He requested bacon, mac and cheese, and pizza for dinner.

We celebrated at home with chocolate brownies and lego kits.

Yesterday, we had a bowling party.  I originally thought a soccer party would be perfect, but Dave pointed out wet cold weather in December meant piles of muddy shoes, pants, and shirts in our small apartment.  He booked the bowling alley instead.  We invited all 20 kids in his class and thank God they did not all come.  I am not sure what we were thinking, especially since some kids spoke little English.  I had to keep apologizing to one kindergartner who spoke Korean and German.  "Kannst du sprechen deutsch?" "Nien."

After an hour of pizza and bowling, we went back to our party room for cake.  "We have to power through one more hour," Dave whispered under his breathe.

The kids did seem to have a great time, and we enjoyed meeting Owen's school mates.  I still cannot believe he is six.  We left DC with a three year old toddler in a stroller, and will return with a first grader who can't stop running.