---
url: 'https://dri.es/photos/archive/2006/01'
title: 'Photos from January 2006'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-07-24T01:39:44+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'
type: photo-stream
count: 18
---

# Photos from January 2006

![A person holds out an open ring box with a ring inside, suggesting a marriage proposal.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/propose-640w.jpg)

![A handwritten note from Robert Douglass thanking Dries for creating Drupal, dated January 1, 2006, in Bonn.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupal/note-robert-640w.jpg)

![A display of all the ingredients required to make a Drupal cake](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-1.jpg)
*Step 1: buy the ingredients.*

![A close-up of colorful m&m's](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-7.jpg)
*Step 7: unpack the m&m's. You'll want lots of those ...*

![A close-up of blue m&m's only](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-8.jpg)
*Step 8: filter out all the blue ones \(by eating the other ones\).*

![Butter and white chocolate being melted on a stove](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-10.jpg)
*Step 10: melt butter and chocolate 'au bain marie'. Add cream and sugar to complete the frosting.*

![A round cake with a triangular piece on top](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-6.jpg)
*Step 6: put the cake and the hair together.*

![Frosting being applied on a cake](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-11.jpg)
*Step 11: pour the frosting over the cake.*

![A hand decorating a cake with blue m&m's](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-12.jpg)
*Step 12: put the blue m&m's on the cake. We used a piece of paper to get the eyes right.*

![A hand taking the top of the cake off](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-4.jpg)
*Step 4: take off the top.*

![A cake being cut in half](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-3.jpg)
*Step 3: flatten the cake by cutting off the top.*

![A finished cake the shape of Druplicon](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-13.jpg)
*Step 13: that's it! Happy birthday Drupal!*

![Sugar, butter, cream, m&m's and white chocolate displayed in bowls](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-9.jpg)
*Step 9: take sugar, butter, cream, and genuine Belgian white chocolate to make frosting.*

![A cake in a cake pan](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-2.jpg)
*Step 2: bake a regular cake. It should be round because this will become Druplicon's face ...*

![A close up of a triangular piece of cake](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/cake-5.jpg)
*Step 5: create Druplicon-hair out of the top \(you know, the thingy that sticks out of his head\).*

![A newborn baby lies on a soft blanket, gazing slightly upward with a calm expression and curled fingers.](https://dri.es/files/cache/raf-2006/raf-2-640w.jpg)

![A newborn baby lies on a soft surface, touching their face with a tiny hand while gazing slightly upward.](https://dri.es/files/cache/raf-2006/raf-1-640w.jpg)
*Only two days old. Click here for more pictures.*

![A newborn baby sucking on their tiny hand, with small fingers and wrinkled skin visible up close.](https://dri.es/files/cache/raf-2006/raf-3-640w.jpg)