Our little Snoopy turned 6! Hard to believe.
Hard to believe that Peanuts is officially vintage and not the animated lingua franca of childhood any longer. For my generation, the Schultz cartoon was part of print culture, the Sunday morning ritual of pouring over the LA Times' Calendar and "funnies" section. A ritual entirely foreign to Michael and Jack.
Even the merchandising was hard to come by.
Carolyn made the dog house while Michael - loving performance - dressed in his Snoopy costume without embarrassment, reminding me of last summer when he refused to change out of lederhosen in downtown Lausanne. What costume will he be refusing to change out of 10 years from now?
The cake! SoCal heat - even for spring and fall outdoor birthdays - always tests my frosting.
Several games: Egg and Spoon Race, Linus & Lucy Freeze tag,Flour Snowball Fight and, the favorite, the water shooters!
Carolyn's parties are elaborate and simple; loads of work but the games are socially interactive.
Big Lots had 60th Anniversary Peanuts mugs for sale!+++
On the actual day, we had a smaller gathering
Michael is quite generous and has a hole in his pocket, I'm afraid. Loves to give away.
The Kwongs hit the target with a Peanuts lunch pail
and Yahtzee -
his game, since Joanne B. taught him two years ago.
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