Jamie's birthday party was held at Cole Park. The weather was perfect and the kids had fun playing on the slides and swings until it was time for cake and ice cream. Jamie invited his friends from playgroup and church. Special guests were his cousin, Shelby, and Aunt Emily.
The Cake
Julie had been in Denver for a Stampin' Up! seminar until late the night before the party. She had thought ahead enough to bake a cake using the cool train pan that Grandma bought. The plan was to decorate the cake on Sunday morning before the party. Well...you have to know that things never go as planned. The party was set to begin at 12:30 and at 12:10, the cake was only partially decorated and it was determined that it was time for Plan B. Julie raced into town and went to the grocery store bakery for a birthday cake...the only one they had was decorated with flowers. Ugh! Desperate times call for desperate measures...Jamie would just have to have a birthday cake with flowers. So, of course, it didn't matter at all. In fact, all of the kids were fighting over who got a piece of cake with a flower on it.
As the party was winding down, an Infiniti van drove up and parked next to us. Bill noticed immediately that this was a big dude and thought he was Alfred Williams (former defensive end for the Denver Broncos). I just walked up to him and asked if he was Alfred Williams. When he said that he was, I told him that we were having Jamie's birthday party and asked if he would pose for a photo with the birthday boy. He agreed and you'll notice that Bill got in on the photo too! (Bill happened to be appropriately dressed in Broncos gear.) Alfred & his family were passing through Alamosa on their way home to Denver and decided to stop and let the kids play at the park. So, Jamie and the other kids were definitely not as impressed as the adults were, but we can always say that a "celebrity" attended Jamie's 4th birthday party. Jamie does talk about the "big football dude" that was at his birthday, though.
Alfred Williams with Jamie & Bill
The Train Cake
The party wound down and we went home where Jamie & Shelby had a chance to play in the dirt together. After Emily & Shelby left, Julie finished decorating the train cake. It turned out very nice and Jamie was able to take it to his preschool/daycare and share his birthday with his friends there.
As the party was winding down, an Infiniti van drove up and parked next to us. Bill noticed immediately that this was a big dude and thought he was Alfred Williams (former defensive end for the Denver Broncos). I just walked up to him and asked if he was Alfred Williams. When he said that he was, I told him that we were having Jamie's birthday party and asked if he would pose for a photo with the birthday boy. He agreed and you'll notice that Bill got in on the photo too! (Bill happened to be appropriately dressed in Broncos gear.) Alfred & his family were passing through Alamosa on their way home to Denver and decided to stop and let the kids play at the park. So, Jamie and the other kids were definitely not as impressed as the adults were, but we can always say that a "celebrity" attended Jamie's 4th birthday party. Jamie does talk about the "big football dude" that was at his birthday, though.
Alfred Williams with Jamie & Bill
The Train CakeThe party wound down and we went home where Jamie & Shelby had a chance to play in the dirt together. After Emily & Shelby left, Julie finished decorating the train cake. It turned out very nice and Jamie was able to take it to his preschool/daycare and share his birthday with his friends there.
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