Blakey Boy Turns 4!!!!

Four short years ago, on March 27th, our sweet Blakey Boy was born. He has brought so much joy to our life! I can't imagine life without him. It has been been a loud, wild and fun 4 years at that. His sound effects are AWESOME and the stories he tells are a HOOT! He is rough and sweet all at the same time. His big deep voice makes people giggle because they don't expect such a big voice coming from a little man. He is a MOVIE lover and is very imaginative and is creative and loves to "build machines" with his blocks. He was blessed with his daddy's engineering mind...which I think will come in quite handy in his future. Trains are his ABSOLUTE Favorite right now, so for his Birthday, we went all out TRAIN STYLE!!! He was in heaven and I loved every minute of it myself. Happy Birthday Blake!

I made Blake a Train Cake for his special day. It was looking pretty rough when I got started cutting, sculpting and assembling. The girls would come and inspect the progress and would make comments like...." it looks like a truck!"....and..."is that a boat?" ... i could see what they were saying. uh oh! i was getting scared. But then Blake would come up and correct everyone very loudly and say..." NO THAT'S A TRAIN!!!" I was happy that is all he could see. It made my day. He would come up to me and ooh and aah and give me hugs and thanked me many times for his cool train cake. Isn't he a Sweetie pie???

My favorite part of his cake is the cotton candy smoke! It was a big hit!

We thought the perfect place for a PARTY had to be at the McCormick Stillman Train Park in Scottsdale. The weather couldn't have been better. Sunny, warm, & just beautiful! We invited our family to come along and celebrate with us. We missed those who were not able to come. we missed you and love you!

We started the afternoon taking the Train Museum tour. It was pretty cool!

We learned a lot and got some fun pics to remember our great day together.

The Pullman Train was the train President Franklin D. Roosevelt traveled the country in. It was a very very compact and was considered very LUSH and fancy. I couldn't believe how tight the spaces were. The kitchen room for 1 person. I especially loved the dining booth that was shared with the toilet. We all giggled at that sight. :) Eating right next to the pot? yum!

Pullman Train tour....2 thumbs up!

The kids were itching for a ride on the carousel. WEEEEEE!

We saved the best for last. Riding the Steam Engine.... The kids piled into the caged cargo train car. I would have been very claustrophobic in there. They seemed to enjoy it! It was a nice ride and this park is pretty dang awesome. Late afternoon was the perfect time to come and play!

Let's EAT!!!!

Pizza, Salad & Fruit!

The moment Blake has been waiting for all day....Cake & PRESENTS!!!!

Leonard got some great video of him as we sang him happy birthday and blowing out the candles. Make a wish buddy!

Watching him open his presents was really the best part. He loved EVERYTHING! He was was very expressive as he exclaimed his LOVE for each present. He had his heart set on some more tracks for his train set and more trains. I found a GONGA deal at a garage sale so Blakey Boy was blessed with the MOTHER LOAD of TRAINS and TRACKS!

Leonard took priceless video of him opening presents. It is really fun to watch. I will upload it soon. Unfortunately, I used my little point and shoot camera and missed out on getting some great shots of his expressions. I need to use the big boy camera next time :) but at least i have it on video :)

So Blake had a VERY Happy 4th Birthday! We played and visited till it got dark. I was sure Blake would be zonked out by the time we got home but he was holding out so he could play with his new train set. I was very surprised! He was determined to play.

Thanks Mom & Dad, Ann, Ethne, & Claire for helping make Blake's Birthday a special one! We love you!

Let the FUN begin!

The Family room floor looks like this everyday, all day long... but look at his face! He is sooooo happy! I don't mind one bit. The possibilities are endless! Hours and hours of train play ahead. All Aboard!!!!

I sure love you my little man! Happy Birthday!