Andy Riders 10u baseball season

Andy had fun playing with the 10u riders this past summer. The went from Ogden, Utah, to Snowmass/Aspen and everywhere up and down the Front Range.

Father's day was fun, when they made shirts of the dad's and sons!

Here was a great catch from the outfield: Andy played mostly Right and Left Feild, with occasionally 3rd base.

Andy turns 9: A Basketball Birthday Party

Andy couldn't decide on a party theme until about 2 months before the party. He went from Sonic, to Pokemon (again) to football, to finally basketball...and I hadn't done that one yet, so I was game;)

I made him a shirt at the last second, and it was probably his favorite thing:)

The Food: I ended up getting cupcakes and making only one batch myself (and using leftover frosting from the other party), but I did make special pumpkin muffins with chocolate lines like basketballs, and orange chocolate covered oreos with basketball lines. I also drew lines on cuties.

The decorations: I realized pretty quickly that I didn't have much saved for the party because he decided on a theme so late. I got busy with my cricut and make some banners that worked perfectly. I also drew a basketball court and had some balloons outside, but I forgot to take a picture of that.

The activities: Well, the kids played in the backyard, jumped on the tramp, played foosball and ping pong when they weren't eating or at the park, but the main thing Andy wanted to do is to play a game at the park.

The singing: He often ends up conducting the rendition of Happy Birthday, and this was no exception. He was pretty excited about his Vikings gear presents (Cousins Jersey, water bottle, sweat bands), and the small hoop)

He really enjoyed it!

Andy's 8th Nerf Birthday Party

Andy wanted a Nerf Party, and although we are coming off the end-ish of COVID, we made it a fun time! It was pretty much all outside, and it was 85 and sunny! I even had time to make their shirts (Andy's gun is called the Nemisis, Jay's is the Rival, and Ellie's says "hit me with your best shot". He wanted cupcakes, so I found a picture of these and they were do-able. I added the pennant banner when I was feeling crafty with my cricut this week. The Nerf signs, Andy is 8 banner and targets were also made with the Cricut. Most of the food was single serve items, and even the cheese balls (which come in a huge tub) we put in individual serving sizes. The friends who came were super grateful to have something to do, they were impressed with the arsenal and guns, and the had so much fun!

The Outside and games:

The Food:

Other stuff: