Caden's 3rd Birthday

Happy, Happy 3rd Birthday to sweet Caden! Ben took off work for his special day and we spent the morning lounging at home after eating a yummy birthday breakfast. Then we went out to grab some lunch and headed over to the Southeastern Railway Museum. For a boy who loves transportation, this was heaven. The outdoor museum has 27 train cars that you can explore including passenger, dining, mail, army, and sleeping cars as well as several locomotives and cabooses. There is also a working steam train to ride. Additionally, there are numerous buses dating back to the '40's that can be toured as well as some steam tractors. Can you say paradise for this boy who loves everything and anything that has wheels and a few things that don't :-) 

First stop...trains

 Then...buses

 A pic for big brother

 

Back to the trains, playing Peek-A-Boo in one of the sleeping cars

 Final stop...A ride on the steam train. 

I didn't know this but there are seats in the very top of a caboose. Guess where we sat!

 Cheese!

What a fun day! Everyone had a blast and we can't wait to go back! After we left, we were planning to stop for cupcakes but the birthday boy decided he would prefer a birthday doughnut instead. So, off to Krispy Kreme for chocolate sprinkled doughnuts! 

Once we returned home, the boys took a rest before their Spring Fling at school that evening. There was lots of bouncing action!

By far, the favorite of the evening!

 When our Spring Fling activities winded down, Mimi and Maw-Maw met up with us and we headed home to get a good night's sleep because it was party time the next day!