Ups and downs

         For Mason's 10th birthday we went out into the desert south of St. George and let the kids loose.  With a bike theme, my original thought to do cupcakes and to put finger bikes on top for party favors but after looking for hours in all of the cheep stores, I found nothing to put on top of cupcakes that didn't cost $15.00 each. Standing in my kitchen I set my mind search for a ssolution.  It hit me. "That would be cool" I said aloud.  Kade and his friends looking at me like I was crazy.  I told them my idea.  Three12year old boys ok'd the idea so I knew it WOULD be cool.  This was the final product. 

If you can't tell, its a bike chain

Birthday boy Mason and best friend Izak "Come on mom, take the picture so that we can go"

Porter went down almost every hill the big kids did. He couldn't get up this hill.  Thank goodness he had an assistant, Grandma, to help him haul his bike up the hill. 

Ryan, Kade, and Grandma

The dads (Alex, Ben, Ryan) had just as much fun as the kids did.  They ended up taking the older boys on a 3 mile trail ride.



"Mom, watch me." Porter said



Matthew and his friend Colton, also our neighbor, looking for flags that were hidden so that they could get an arm sweat band

Watering hole/Grandstand

How many bikes can you fit into the back of a truck?  15 bikes in this truck.

          The kids were thrilled with the party favors, their own water bottles to keep and arm  sweat bands.
          If you judge a party on how much fun people had and how much time spent there, this one was a hit.  We were there for 6hrs returning with  exhausted kids with cute sunburned cheeks.