caleb's 3rd birthday party

Caleb's birthday party was on his actual birthday this year since it fell on a Saturday.  We planned on having it at a park, and had to make a last-minute switch to a different park several days before.  It was a little unnerving trying to figure out where to have it on such short notice, but it turned out to be perfect!!  Caleb had chosen Thomas the Tank Engine as the theme of his party, and the park we ended up at has a miniature train that you can ride!

The night before his birthday, my parents, husband and I were busy assembling the cupcake train.  I had found the idea online and was excited about it.  I made the cupcakes and frosting from scratch so thankfully those were already done and we just had to frost them and put everything together.  The finished product...

At the party the next day, the cupcake train was the topic of deep conversation among the kiddos.

 We got to ride on the miniature train...

and the conductor even had everyone on the train sing "Happy Birthday" to Caleb!

We'd gotten train whistles as favors for all of the kids at the party, which I'm sure was appreciated by the other people on our train ride.

 After some lunch, Caleb opened his gifts.  I love his expressions in these photos...

And then he finally got to eat the cupcake that he'd had his eye on all day...

I was so glad that everything worked out so well.  A fun party for a fun three-year-old!