Colton's 4th Birthday!

I know, I know, this post is only about two months late.  All I can say is that we have definitely been enjoying our summer and I just haven't thought much about the blog or even been on the computer much.  Enjoy!

Colton's birthday fell on a Monday and he wasn't going to daycare so we celebrated it the Friday before at Miss Kelly's.  His shirt says, "Birthday's Rock."

Colton picked out Elmo cupcakes and I brought them lunch.

The kiddos at Miss Kelly's celebrating with Colton.

Prep work for the big "Train" party.  I ordered a lot of stuff off Etsy.

We rented a train car in Boulder City.  We had the entire dinner car all to ourselves.  It was a pretty cool experience for everyone, especially the kids who had never been on a train before.

We had small ham/turkey and cheese sandwiches or train peanut butter and jelly sandwiches along with all the extras.

We also had a table set up with train tracks for the kids to play on.  This turned out to be a big hit as we took two 45 minute train rides.

A parent from my school is a pastry chef on the strip and made these awesome cake pops that looked like mini ice cream cones in Thomas the Train colors.

Colton and Nolan hanging out on the train.

Lillian, Nolan and Colton playing with the train tracks.

Kinley hanging out in her cute Thomas the Train pillow dress.

Colton's cake made by Smith's.  It was very yummy and pretty cute.

Another shot of the delicious cake pops.

Goody bags filled with fun Thomas toys and gear. (Again, lots of stuff from Etsy including the adorable party bags.)

Each kid got to pick out a train hat and bandana to complete their ride.

This sign was up to welcome everyone on the train from the train depot.

In between the train rides, everyone got off and explored the depot a little more before getting back on the train for one final ride, where cake and ice cream were served.  We found Wile E Coyote just hanging out.

We also toured the rest of the train as well....pretty cool.

Can you see the excitement on Colton's face.

Blowing out the candles.

This kid cleared his plate in no time. 

Kinley enjoying the cake as well (like I said, it was really good.)

Colton enjoyed opening his presents. 

Colton was a very happy birthday boy!  It's hard to see, but his shirt has the number four on it as well as his name and Thomas train.

 

For Colton's actually birthday, on Monday, we decorated his room with streamers and balloons. 

Balloons that he had a lot of fun playing with.

Grandpa and Grandma Schrage were here to celebrate with him.  We all went to his favorite place of the moment, "Chuck E Cheese" that night.

After we got home, it was time to open presents.

Colton has really grown up this last year.  He is such a great big brother to Kinley...she is very lucky to have him as her brother.  Colton now weights 44 pounds (50-75%) and is 46 inches (over 95%).  Colton is a great sleeper (still) and will be entering preschool this fall before heading to Kindergarten at my school.  He knows all his letters, numbers to 20 and too many sight words to count.  Colton is pretty shy, but his actor side comes out in him when he's watching a movie that he's seen before.  Many have seen this side of him and think that we should get him involved in acting classes.  His facial expressions and movements are nearly on spot most of the time. It really is a site to see. Colton is also a really good dancer, keeping his movements in tune to the music.  He will begin soccer this fall, which he is excited about.  We are very proud of Colton and the boy that he is becoming.