Benjamin's 3rd Birthday!

Benjamin James turned 3 years old this month! He has been so excited for months and asked every day if it was his birthday yet. When we asked Benjamin what kind of a party he wanted, he immediately shouted "A choo choo train party!!!" So a choo choo train party he did have!

My favorite moments of the day were probably right when he woke up in the morning! He was so cute and excited, the day he had been waiting for for so long had finally arrived! We gave him his present from us (a train table) and showed him his cake. Then we headed down to Provo for the big party at Gigi's house!

I was pretty proud of how the cake turned out! Benjamin loved it too, so I call it a success :)

We chose finger foods that Benjamin loves: chips and fruit and pulled pork sandwiches!

My wonderful neighbor let us borrow her Polaroid camera for the party, so each kid got a picture of themselves dressed up as a train conductor! 

Benjamin is a huge bookworm, so I knew we had to start off his big day with story time! I found this cute book about a train turning 3 at the library, and the kids loved blowing train whistles everytime the train went "choo choo!!!" It was adorable!!

The "toss the coal into the engine" game was a hit too! 

Ammon had the genius idea to let the kids play "Pin the Conductor in the Train" with their Polaroid pictures. They had so much fun and it ended up looking really cute! I think they could see pretty well through the bandanna, haha!

PINATA!! Nothing cuter than watching 3-5 year olds hit a pinata with a plastic bat! haha! In the end we had to help them out by ripping a hole in the bottom. But they still LOVED it!!

I love love love Benjamin's smile in this video! Sometimes Benjamin gets really shy when he is the center of attention, so I wasn't sure how he was going to like having everyone sing to him. But I didn't have to worry! You can tell that he just feels so happy and loved! Thank you to all my wonderful family who made Benjamin feel so special on his big day! 

So now I officially have a 3 year old! Benjamin James, you make my days so happy and fun with your bright, smiley, silly personality! I'm so grateful that I'm your Mom and that I get to watch you grow and learn more and more everyday!