Happy 6th Birthday Benjamin!

Benjamin woke up to find the kitchen (his request since we usually decorate the dining room) all decorated for his big day. He was so happy with the pirate theme that I surprised him with. Then Dad came home for a special father/son lunch to his favorite restaurant- Japanese of course. In the afternoon, we made the cake (yellow to represent the golden treasure- Benjamin's idea, which I thought was very clever) and frosted it like our pirate treasure map plates. He was also very pleased to learn that this was his golden birthday and the pirate theme of gold fit in perfectly. Then we had a party during dinner with macaroni and cheese (also gold) or clam pasta as choices. We sang to him and then ate our golden cake. Lastly, Benjamin opened presents. While we were gone I had the presents ship to our friend's house. One didn't arrive and wasn't suppose to arrive until tomorrow. So I had wrapped a picture of it. Well Grandma Joy called me that it arrived, and she ran it down to us. I decided that I could use this to my advantage and hid the real package and made a treasure map so he could find it. When he opened the present with the picture of it, Stephen told him about the map that he found when he got home from work. It was the hit of the night. Happy 6th Birthday Benjamin! We love you!