Diego's 5th Birthday Party

This past Saturday we celebrated Diego's 5th Birthday. His actual birthday isn't until the 27th but due to the fact that my baby is due pretty soon, we decided to celebrate early so as not to ruin his day. So with that... we had ANOTHER Cars birthday party for him for the second year in a row. Diego thought it was awesome. And had a blast.

We invited all his cousins. And he was happy that most of them were able to make it. My husband even rented a Cars Bouncer to jump in as a complete surprise! I was not expecting it and by the look on Diego's face when he arrived to his party, he was pretty surprised as well.

His Godmother, who is also my very best friend, bought him a pinata. This also made him very excited. When it came time to hit it, of course he went first. And I must have one strong little boy because he was the ONLY one who got to hit it. After a few swings it cracked open and the candy went flying. Didn't seem like the kids cared much that they never got a turn... they all ran for the candy.

Here's the little sister Alayna after the pinata

So then it was time to open gifts. And oh my... why do these kids always score in this department? I wish I was a kid again. He got Cars toys and clothing galore. But among his favorite gifts had to be the Nintendo DS that his Nina bought him along with the Cars game and all the accessories that she bought. He's been wanting since Christmas and was so happy that she got it for him. Grandma and Grandpa obviously know their Grandson very well too because they bought him a digital camera! Not one for kids either, a REAL digital camera. He was beyond excited because he's constantly after my Dad and myself to use our cameras.

And the party is not complete without cake... and the traditional face smashing. So after we sang Happy Birthday, Diego's face was pushed into the cake. He was a good sport and laughed about it since he knows with his Daddy around... it's inevitable.

I'll post a slideshow soon with more pictures...

And I officially have dedicated my Thursday blog days to showcase some of the pictures Diego takes with his new camera. And believe me, we have quite a collection already.