Brithday Recap

Trey was pretty pleased with his birthday. For some reason, I didn't have any trouble getting him to wake up Monday morning. He popped right out of bed and was into a seemingly high-caffeinated, excited mood in no time. And this was without caffeine. He had a little party at school with his friends and then he came home, changed for his basketball tryout, nailed the tryout (he wanted me to keep statistics on his shooting; he officially shot 80%: 24-for-30), then picked up his buddy William Keep for his "home" party. I gave Trey the option of a party at home with a slightly bigger present or a party at Boondocks with little or no present from Mom and Dad. That was a no-brainer for stat-boy: he decided he wanted to throw a football birthday party.

So, here you go. Trey's party in a few pictures:

A quick huddle before the play. William Keep had to be quarterback since he wasn't supposed to run due to a dental procedure earlier in the day. He led Trey's team to victory, though, with just the bare minimum of running/skipping ("see, I'm not running!"). The boys cracked me up. They'd always shout "Break!" and clap their hands when they came out of the huddle.

Kassady even got in on the action. Trey tried in vain to convince her to be a cheerleader, but she wouldn't have it. She played all-time line-woman. I just scratched my bare head...

Fortunately, Josh and Amelia Jensen showed up. Josh called in plays from the sidelines. I ended up quarterbacking for the losing team, showing off my dynamic arm and mad scrambling skills. I didn't have an O-line and Trey blitzed me every down.

All the boys, except for Brandon (who had to leave early for the airport), were more than willing to cheese for the camera. Michael, Noah, Zeth, Tyler, William, and Trey kept things loud and moving.

Lori's football cupcake creations. For some reason she couldn't find any icing applicators and so she painstakingly drew the laces and stripes on with toothpicks. As you can tell Michael was blown away.

Apparently, the guys were impressed with Trey's gifts. They all gathered in close.

After the game was played, the cake was eaten, and with everybody gone Trey finished his birthday in style: reading homework with Mom.

This was one of the best parties we've thrown. Special thanks to Josh and Amelia for helping us keep things under control.