Now you are 6!

Kate celebrated her 6th birthday just the way that her big sister did when she turned 6 - with a trip to Onekawa indoor pools.  She had originally said she wanted to go to Splash planet, but after we told her she would only be able to take 1 friend (or take 3 friends but get no presents as they would need to buy a ticket)...she changed her mind and was happy to go to the cheaper pool!  With indoor water slides that even Luke can go down (with daddy) and pools that the kids can stand in easily, it was the perfect choice for the 10 children we had in our group.   And I was delighted because i didn't need to do any party game/food planning - the kids were far too busy swimming to be bothered standing around dripping wet eating much- a couple of bags of chips,a packet of biscuits, some fruit and drinks were all we needed to take.  Oh and the lolly filled Pinata /choc-sheet-over-a-bowl for this party (which you will need to read the previous blog post to really understand THAT saga!).  The kids (and adults) had a great time, and they were exhausted by the time we left after the 2 hours of water fun. 

Jaimee and her cousins go down the slide all at once in a ball of giggles

SO cool to be able to smash the cake top off!!!!

Kate and all her party friends!

 ....but the party fun didn't stop there!!! As we waved goodbye to the last child, grandparents started arriving for a BYO takeaway dinner.  The tradition in our house is that the birthday child (or adult) gets to pick what we have for dinner on our birthdays.  Kate told me she was choosing KFC, because she knew I liked it.  Bless.  Guess the healthy eating can go out the door for a night (Hey, I ordered a wrap so that counts right?)

Kate was spoilt for love and presents, getting the MUCH desired "Tummy Stuffer" that she had been begging us for since before Christmas.  Poor Gramps, It took him a whole week of shop hunting to find the thing!  But it certainly was her favourite present, coming to church this morning and going to bed with her each night.  She got lots more Lego Friends too, the girls have quite a collection of the girls branded Lego now...and to be honest, I don't know who has more fun setting it up - me or them!  I told Jaimee today that I wished it had been around when I was a little girl.

 Everyone loved the Pinata Cake, which Kate had GREAT delight in smashing it open to reveal a sponge cake underneath.  Now all the other kids are begging for one for their birthdays (although Jaimee was worried that that would be too much stress for me after witnessing my meltdown...I assured her I would try again for her!).The cousins had come to the pools with us, so we had 4 very tired and sugured up children that evening, and there were more than a few tears and drama, but I am pretty sure Kate had a blast on her special day.  Happy Birthday my precious life-of-the-party giggle girl....I love you.

The kids and their cousins with the smashed open cake!