piñata!

Dennis went to a birthday party for his friend Marshall this morning. It was a party-in-the-backyard deal with a football theme. The kids enjoyed Marshall's new swingset and sandbox and played ball and rode on his big wheel or power wheels tractor. A good time was had by all. The highlights for Dennis were the piñata and watching Marshall open his gifts. Dennis has always wanted to hit a piñata, and he got to take several good whacks at one today. He also enjoyed sitting on Marshall's left as he opened his gifts, getting to check out each box of wonders up close ("reading the back of the box"), filing things away in his brain, possible toys to ask for in the future.

He came home from the party and got into his own sandbox, and when he finally took his nap, he tracked in a couple of sneaker loads of sand to his room and bed. He had just enough time to rest up for the next party, Gigi's house building celebration. He was the life of the party for the first half of it, telling everyone who would listen about his own birthday party that he's planning (for next March--never too early to start, I guess). He just wants to be sure he gets a piñata of his own!