Happy 5th Birthday To Me!

This past weekend, my Nana, Papa, Grandma & Grandpa came in to celebrate my 5th birthday!  It was a fantastic long weekend filled with adventures around Portland.  We showed our visitors some of what Portland has to offer.  The weekend was capped off with my birthday party - an afternoon dedicated just to me (although I invited Amelia as well).

This year, I told Mom and Dad that I wanted a Train Birthday party.  They thought I would want a bowling birthday party - but I had not had a train one yet. 

• My First Birthday party was a caterpillar party, but I do not remember it.
• My Second birthday party was a Dig Truck themed event at the soft play room in Virginia
• For my Third birthday, we had a bring-your-own-bike & eat peanut butter party at Birthday Party Park (aka Under the Bridge Park, aka Jones Point Park)
• For my Fourth Birthday, we had a huge Under the Sea party with sea animals in the courtyard of our old Virginia house

As you can see, No Train Birthday yet.  So this year, we had a train birthday - because I love, love, love trains!

To get to my train party, Nana, Grandpa, Memoo and I rode the MAX (Portland's version of Metro).  Luckily, they just opened the new Orange line last week and it runs right to my party (yeah)!

The party was a lot of fun - we had it at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center.  The party was in a train shed, where they house and work on locomotives.  It was cool. Mom made a cupcake train and my friends and I got to paint wooden engines, box cars, passenger cars and cabooses. 

Afterwards, a bunch of us when on a train ride - we rode in the caboose.  While the train did not go far (just to the amusement park and back), it was a lot of fun.  I do love trains after all (not that you can tell from this picture).  When it is not taking me for a ride, this train parks in a mini-depot 5 blocks from my house.  I love to drive by and see the train parked.  I love it even more when I can run down to the tracks and what the train drive by (slowly) on its way to the depot.

To cap off my birthday, Mom asked what kind of special treat I wanted.  I wanted a donut, just like we had for Amelia's birthday.  So, off to Voodoo donuts - Memoo and I split an M&M donut.  It was delicious!

 

You can check out all of the pictures from my birthday party here!  Additionally, for those wondering "where are pictures from Amelia's 3rd birthday party?"  I don't know either.  Apparently, Dad forgot to take any or collect any.  No worries, she got some cool gifts though.

 

Peace Out,
Phin @ 5