orange and green train party!

warning: lots o' pictures filled with orange and green coming your way.  

when we first asked the boys what kind of party they wanted to have for their third birthday, liam said a "percy train party" and finn said a "thomas train party."  well...  i'm all for doing what my boys want on their birthday, but i don't really like brands.  so we turned it into a train party.  then it somehow evolved into an orange and green train party because these are their favorite colors (their sheets on their beds are orange and green, and somehow they became the faves).  i liked this idea much more, so it basically ended up looking like an orange and green party and i put a couple of their trains on the table for good measure.  maybe i could say orange and green a few more times...  although it was just family and a couple friends, in our world, that means 20+ people, but with a little help from my in-laws and fantasia while i baked their cupcakes, we managed to have a pretty fun party.  (yes, i've gotten a few ideas from pinterest).

happy birthday, liam and finn!

 the spread...

although i had grand plans for a candy buffet,

bulk candy is $$$!!! 

 liam was quite content between clare and grace

and bryan was quite content drinking his orange cream soda

("it's just like drinking ice cream!")

 bring on the cupcakes!

 and the OCD...

finn: mom, wipe my fingers, i got icing on them!

 me and my loves

 my favorite picture of the night...

 you see this washcloth?

 this is what you do with it.

 a book from spencer and grace

 etch-a-sketches from molly

 and i don't want to brag or anything... but --

 the best presents by far... tricycles!

from mommy and daddy

 the smiles were endless...

and they haven't stopped asking to ride them since...

but it's 30 degrees outside and our door jambs are already a little torn up from them riding them around in circles last night.  looks like it's going to be a looonng winter, but luckily we have a few days coming up that will be warm enough to venture down to the park.  happy third birthday to these great boys!!