Phifer's third birthday

Last Saturday, one of P's friends celebrated his third birthday with a "train" party. In a town about an hour away from us, there's a park with a train and carrousel that guests can ride. There are picnic areas and playgrounds, and, hour long drive not withstanding, it's a pretty neat place.
I made the boys outfits out of Thomas the Tank Engine fabric. I plan for them to wear these outfits to Tweetsie Railroad this summer when we go to visit the little blue engine, but in the meantime the birthday party was a great place to debut their "train close".
P had a great time riding the train, once with Mommy and once with Miss Elllen (the birthday boy's mommy). C didn't seem too eager to ride the (small, fast moving) train, so he sat that one out.
The carrousel was not all that enjoyable as big of a hit. P watched his friends ride twice, and then I suggested insisted that he at least give it a try. We rode on one of the benches, because he was adamant about his lack of desire to ride a horse. P didn't mind the bench, but he wasn't sold on the fun of the carrousel. He saved his last two tickets for extra train rides.
After our riding, we headed to the playground. P had a great time climbing, swinging, and sliding.
At long last, it was time for cake. Let me assure you, the cake was C's favorite part of the party. By a landslide.

Before we knew it, it was time for the one hour drive back home. I had to follow some of the other party guests back to the main road, as my directional sense is somewhat almost completely lacking. Finding my way around new places is a bit of an area for growth for me. With a guide, getting home was easy peasy lemon squeezy.

I fixed the boys dinner, bathed them, and they settled into bed for sweet dreams of trains and cake.

Happy birthday, Phifer!