Silas turned six at the beginning of August.
He opened his gifts in the afternoon. He got some new Disney Cars from Sarah (2 buses).
He got some Royals Legos from Phoebe.
And from Eric and I, he got some clothes and an Incredibles Lego set.
After opening gifts we loaded up and headed for Kansas City. We had tickets to the Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs baseball game that evening. It was a hot day. As we entered the ball park there were some big fan misters that Silas took full advantage of.
Before finding our seats for the game we walked around the stadium and looked in the Royals museum at memorabilia and trophies. We also watched a short movie about their last World Series season and win.
Silas likes the catcher for the Royals, Salvador Perez
Below, with the two Royals World Series trophies...
Our seats were pretty high up, behind home plate. We watched a few innings from there and then decided to get some ballpark dinner and move to some open seats out on the third base line.
Silas wanted both pizza and nachos. So that is exactly what the birthday boy got to eat. The rest of us ate pizza, hot dogs, and chicken strips.
Eric and Sarah were dressed in Cubs attire. Phoebe, Silas, and I had our Royals shirts on.
The Royals won the game 9 - 0. It was an exciting game to be watching if you were cheering for the Royals!
A few days later we had Silas's birthday party at our house. He wanted to have friends come over to play Wiffle ball. So, we invited them all over to play Wiffle ball and for cake.
We also got out our corn hole game for some to play. We divided our Wiffle ball teams into boys vs. girls.
It was a pretty close game... but girls won in the end.
Silas also requested a pinata' for his party. I found a baseball pinata' and filled it too full of candy. (This was our first pinata'.) I made it way too heavy and it only held up for a couple of whacks before it fell to the ground, but did not bust open. Eric tried to tie it back up but couldn't get it to hold.
That's alright, Coach Dustin came to the rescue and helped us scatter the candy and break up the pinata'.
Pictured below, left to right, Gabbi, (Gabbi's friend), Knova, Phoebe, Silas, Abigail, Braelynn, and Bryden. Not pictured: Ella and Sarah.
Blow those candles out Silas!
After we ate cake and fruit salad, Silas opened his gifts. He got a lot of nice things from his friends and family.
Popee and Nanee even gave him a new toy for our kittens.
Pictured below, Nanee, Popee, Silas, and Nanee's cousin Cheryl.
Silas got a cool new car and coloring pad in the mail from Grandma Sharon.
And he got some Spy Gear from Uncle Bret, Aunt Andrea, and cousins Ayden and Kallin.
Silas, you are a smart, energetic, athletic, nice boy. You are fun to be around. You enjoy playing all kinds of games inside and outside. You like to win, a lot. You are a lot like your Daddy and your Popee. I love to watch you collecting bugs and enjoying the outdoors. You are a good friend to people you know. You care about others and like interacting and being around family and friends. I am so glad I get to be your Mommy and watch you grow up. You make me smile and laugh, and keep me moving everyday. We all love you very much! Happy Birthday to my forever Sweetie Petey Pie.
