Four Years Old!

Guess who just turned a whopping FOUR years old?  I can hardly believe it myself.  Warning: long post ahead!

None other than Noah Timothy Barclay, of course.  Of all the days, we found that Noah had strep (again) on his actual birthday.  He missed out on his birthday party at school but got to enjoy a fun trip to the pediatrician's office complete with a throat test, his least favorite thing ever.  The good news is that he got to make it all up the next day.  I took a Thomas the train cupcake cake that he had been eyeing up at the grocery store to his class.  (Regrettably, my camera battery died as soon as I got to his classroom and I have no pictures of his class party.)  He got to wear a birthday crown and badge all day.

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On April 6, my aunt Patti hosted a family party for us at her house.  Train themed of course.

The guests of honor all took home a ball cap with their first initial embroidered on.

The clever table cloth and set of toy trains kept Noah enthralled.

Making his own train pizza.

Cousin Jake making one too.

Plenty of presents!

Uncle Scott gave Noah his first electric train.  It was quite the hit!

Chowing down.

Boys just hanging out.

Who doesn't love a train?

For even more fun, we stopped the next day in Allen to visit a big red caboose and then headed over to the Allen train show.

Enamored.

Got to run the electric train himself.

The following weekend, April 13, we had Noah's party in Austin.  (Yes, we did celebrate 3 times in one week.  Hey, its his last birthday as an only child. ;)

Pump It Up of Austin showed us a great time.  It was very laid-back, private, simple, and they took great care of us. Well worth the money when Mommy is too pregnant to do much planning, organizing, and such. :)

Bouncing with Jonah.

The big slide with Daddy.

And Jason.  It was hard to tell who had the most fun, the little boys or the big boys.

Cutest bunch of buddies.

Caboose party favors.

Taking time out for a little business.

2 crazy pals.

Parker helped :)

Cupcakes with Liam.

Everyone should have a throne to open presents on.

Another big hit was his first trampoline from Mimi and Papa.  We are hoping this will burn lots of energy this summer!

Stats from his 4 year well check.  I want to brag about how awesome Noah handled the 2 immunizations he got as well.  Not sure which helped more, watching Daniel Tiger get a shot, or the lidocaine I used.

Happy Birthday, baby boy!  We sure do love you.