It's a... blog!: Food Party

April 19, 2012

Food Party

"Together in the backyard again,
In the place where we belong,
Where we'll prob'ly sing a song,
And we'll maybe dance along.

We've got the whole wide world in our yard to explore.
We always find things we've never seen before.
That's why every day we're back for more
With your friends, the Backyardigans."

This year's theme? Backyardigans. I mean, they sing and dance, and Ayden loves to sing and dance with them. (He loves to sing and dance to most anything.)

Ayden's favorite character? Well, he points to Pablo, so we went with it.

And the location? Well, we don't have a backyard, but we do have a great local park, and Ayden loves the park.

And his buddies liked the park as well... especially the part where they could run to and from the park to the sweet and salty tables... cheese & crackers, chips, Chex Mix, dirt dessert, cupcakes, raisins, candy.

Max: "Ms. Allison?"
Me: "Yes?"
Max: "This is not a birthday party; this is a FOOD party!"

Of course, if one has an outdoor party, the party and all its goers are at the mercy of the weather. In this case, we had to deal with the wind... or maybe I should say, the wind dealt with us. Putting together the event was sort of a circus, complete with a lost Pablo balloon...

But when Ayden showed, he didn't know the difference. He was among friends and family at the park!

I'm here! Let the party begin!

For some, it was the first time they had interacted with Ayden... or with Brogan, for that matter.

For others, the party was playtime as usual. Of course, Alex did some expert entertaining. Ayden loves to throw the ball away from Alex, only to watch him run after it. Oh, and there is always laughing at Alex falling down.