Andrew's Toy Story Birthday Party

I cleared the furniture out of the living room and managed to fit the bounce house inside.  The children were thrilled, especially ours.

There were a dozen children in attendance.  Some played in the family room.  Others bounced, participated in the games and crafts.  Michael decided he was too old to play with the little ones.

 The best view of the fun was from the widow's walk but I had to ask the children to lie down otherwise the pictures were blurry.  Elizabeth was in there the entire time.  Andrew would pop out to greet his friends as they arrived.

 Playing host he offered some of the theme food, explaining that in Toy Story 2 Al ate cheese puffs.

"The Claw" game was a big hit, the children were happy to get candy out.

 Stamping

After we sang to Andrew he finally blew out the candle without assistance.

Playing tic tac toe

After the party the kids relaxed while Nani read one of his new books.

Elizabeth has been saving this outfit for the party.  She was such a help with organizing games and helping me.  We lead a scavenger hunt through the house where they were searching for little green army men.  She also helped the younger ones hang the monkeys.  Michael mostly hung out with the adults and ate party food.  Andrew was well behaved and enjoyed every minute of his party.

With temperatures in the single digits we kept the bounce house up.  The kids love burning off their energy in it.

Michael making his favorite food with Nani:  Samosas!   He is creating a time capsule for a school project.  His cousin Jackson wrote a nice letter and we are including this picture for posterity.