Abby's Birthday Party

We had Abby's birthday party at the rec center in our neighborhood. She wanted a pool party and that was the only pool nearby. She announced she didn't like cake, so we had a big cookie decorated like a beach ball. We made a paper mache pinata that she painted. It ended up on Vince's head later :-) Here she is with some of her school friends:

Pinata time..woohoo!

This was her actual birthday on the 30th. I tried to get that cute morning hair-do.

Here's Sox with his party lei.

The door from the room to the pool outside couldn't be unlocked so we propped it open with a chair but the security guard didn't like that: "Ya cain't do that, now ya hear". Ok, he didn't talk like that, but it makes the story better. We shut the door, but left the edge of a towel at the bottom so we could get back in easily. Deputy Dawg (or the Birthday Nazi as my friend, Kara called him) didn't like that either: "I said ya cain't do that...gosh dern it!". Not to be outdone by a Barney Fife wannabe, we removed the towel but left a little, tiny piece of cardboard sticking out the bottom. And wadda ya know, he busted us on that too! He's good.

Abby and her friends got all "sugared up" on cookies, ice cream and candy, ran around like hooligans and generally had a great time. She actually turns 6 this Tuesday, the 30th. Time does fly!

Vince, Abby and Samantha with pinata before the party.