Party!

Although Jackson had a construction theme birthday party, we also had a "train" for a little entertainment!  We came across this man almost a year ago (right after Jackson's 2nd birthday party which was train themed) at a local restaurant.  He saw Jackson and started talking to him and asked if he liked trains . . . well, like is an understatement.  He said he has a couple of trains he built for his grandkids and he also takes them to parties.  We kept his contact info and gave him a call recently!  We didn't really know what to expect on Saturday when he arrived!  He has several different trains (one being 85 feet which I think is more "train-like"), but for this party, he brought this "train" which was perfect for the number of kids we had.  They seemed to enjoy it!

Katherine stayed inside the whole time and was pretty spoiled with all of the attention!

Katherine with Cassidy (cousin), Mimi (her great grandmother), and Lynne (her great aunt)

and with her great grandfather, Pop

We headed back inside so we could all cool off a little, sing Happy Birthday, and blow out some candles!

Taking a break and not quite sure what do next with all of the excitement

Time for the pinata!

The pinata took forever to break.  I really thought it would break once the bigger kids hit it a couple of times, but it lasted for at least 10 minutes before we helped it completely break open!

We've been noticing the kitten has found herself a nice shady spot on the roof, and certainly out of the reach of Jackson's hands!

The train was still at the house when all the guests were gone, so we let Jackson and Emma ride around again for awhile!

Zach and I had a pretty good time with this party and hope our little Birthday Boy did as well!  It's hard to believe we now have a 3 year old!