Drew's 4th Birthday Party
Yep...you guessed it...an ARMY PARTY! And, personally, I hope I get to do this kind of party again! It was a lot of fun. I decorated with American flags, and cupcakes with an army man on top of each of them. When we got to a nearby park on that sunny Saturday morning, we were ready for battle. It was us against the 3 & 4 year olds that were coming. We were armed with face paint, hats, dog tags, games, and food. Little did we know that our real enemy that day would be the WIND! Tablecloths, papers, bowls of chips...nothing stood a chance against this unexpected nemesis. The hats wouldn't even stay on the kid's heads! This is the story of our VICTORY!
Dad had a real knack for the battle paint. The kids looked great...well, the ones that wanted it. (Only one of his friends and his brothers.) Then the kids got their personalized name tags and they were ready for their training mission.
We have to whip these soldiers into shape! (In case you couldn't tell, they are saluting and not shielding their eyes from the sun.) And you might notice that Andrew's face isn't painted anymore, but is still a little green, well, he wanted it off after about 3 minutes. And we learned that the black and the brown come off great, but the green tinge stayed for about 24 hours.
Now comes the serious stuff...PROJECTILES! Who can throw the grenades the farthest? Well, that's how it started. They ended up just trying to get Jess wet.
Next came target practice. The wind tried to win this battle when it wouldn't let me attach the targets to the volleyball net.
Who needs a volleyball net when our friends can just hold the targets!
Not only did the wind loose that battle, the game turned out better and more fun because of it!
Present time!
Okay...so the wind did win one battle. The battle of the candle. It would not stay lit for even a second so he could blow it out. And no matter how we shielded it or angled it, we didn't have a chance. But he didn't seem to mind just singing the song and jumping into eating!
After a little park play. the party was over. We may have lost one little battle, but over all, we won the war! It was a success and everyone had fun.
PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!
(He had climbed to the top of the playground and was waving the flag. I think it's a great picture.)
Yep...you guessed it...an ARMY PARTY! And, personally, I hope I get to do this kind of party again! It was a lot of fun. I decorated with American flags, and cupcakes with an army man on top of each of them. When we got to a nearby park on that sunny Saturday morning, we were ready for battle. It was us against the 3 & 4 year olds that were coming. We were armed with face paint, hats, dog tags, games, and food. Little did we know that our real enemy that day would be the WIND! Tablecloths, papers, bowls of chips...nothing stood a chance against this unexpected nemesis. The hats wouldn't even stay on the kid's heads! This is the story of our VICTORY!
Dad had a real knack for the battle paint. The kids looked great...well, the ones that wanted it. (Only one of his friends and his brothers.) Then the kids got their personalized name tags and they were ready for their training mission.
We have to whip these soldiers into shape! (In case you couldn't tell, they are saluting and not shielding their eyes from the sun.) And you might notice that Andrew's face isn't painted anymore, but is still a little green, well, he wanted it off after about 3 minutes. And we learned that the black and the brown come off great, but the green tinge stayed for about 24 hours.
Now comes the serious stuff...PROJECTILES! Who can throw the grenades the farthest? Well, that's how it started. They ended up just trying to get Jess wet.
Next came target practice. The wind tried to win this battle when it wouldn't let me attach the targets to the volleyball net.
Who needs a volleyball net when our friends can just hold the targets!
Not only did the wind loose that battle, the game turned out better and more fun because of it!
Present time!
Okay...so the wind did win one battle. The battle of the candle. It would not stay lit for even a second so he could blow it out. And no matter how we shielded it or angled it, we didn't have a chance. But he didn't seem to mind just singing the song and jumping into eating!
After a little park play. the party was over. We may have lost one little battle, but over all, we won the war! It was a success and everyone had fun.
PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!
(He had climbed to the top of the playground and was waving the flag. I think it's a great picture.)
1 comment:
Hi Andrew, I am glad you had a fun birthday. I wish I could be there, it looked like a lot of fun. Happy Birthday. talk to you later...Corbin.
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