McKay's 6th Birthday

McKay turned six on October 14. He was very excited because this year he decided on a Halloween party. We celebrated with our own family on the actual day with a dinner at his favorite restaurant, Red Robin. This was followed by cake and presents at home.

On Saturday it was time for the friends to come over dressed in costume for the big party. It was such a cute group of kids from school and church.

We played many Halloween games beginning with dancing to spooky music and musical chairs.

Everyone then had a go at the ghost pinata. We started from youngest to oldest. So, by the time it got around to Carter for the second time we let him polish it off.

It was then time for some pumpkin bowling.

Last, pizza and ghost cupcakes followed by presents.

I think McKay had a great time and it was a fun party, but since we only do friend parties every other year, I have two years to gear up before the next one. Whew!

Day Out With Thomas

McKay and Tanner were so excited (I think Carter was excited too, but didn't want to admit it - we are at that age!) when we told them that Thomas was coming to Colorado and that we were going to spend a day out with him. Tanner prepared for the day by pulling all of his Thomas trains and tracks out and played with them nonstop for the two weeks prior.

When we arrived at the Railroad Museum in Golden it was a little crazy to say the least. We had to park a mile away and were bused into the area. As soon as we got in it was our allotted time to board the actual train. Of course, that was right about the time that Everett decided to have a major explosion in his diaper. Once we were passed the inital stress,and Everett was in clean clothes again, we were able to enjoy our train ride and the rest of our day. Tanner just kept staring at Thomas and talking to him like he couldn't believe that Thomas was actually pulling the train that he was in. It was about a 20 minute ride around the area.

After the train ride it was onto the many other activities they had available including storytime, train tables, coloring, and meeting Sir Topham Hat. Tanner was excited about meeting him since he is Thomas's conductor. So, we decided to wait in line for the chance to talk to Sir Topham. Much to my surprise as soon as we got up to him, Tanner had a complete meltdown. He started screaming and was scared to stand by Sir Topham Hat. I quickly scooped him up so we could snap our picture. When questioning Tanner later, he told us that he thought Sir Topham Hat was "big" and that he "did not like Topham Hat" and did not want to see him again. I guess we are not quite ready for Disneyland yet!

It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed all the Thomas fesitivites as well as the train museum. Before we left we had to drive by Thomas one last time and honk and wave good-bye.