How to spoil a 3-year-old for his birthday

For the Man-cub's third birthday this week, we had a long weekend full of fun events. Because life has mainly been about his baby brother the Bug lately, we wanted to spoil the big brother a little.

We went out for frozen custard last Friday night.

Then on Saturday, we went to train heaven, aka the Gold Coast Railroad Musuem, and rode in the engine of a train on a short ride. Thanks to watching Thomas the Tank Engine DVDs, my son insisted that we were going to crash or at least run off the track. No such calamity occurred, though.


Retired with new lives as on-board museum displays


This is only half the room full of Thomas the Tank Engine play tables


Elaborate model train displays


Big ol' grandaddy engine


Umm ... OK

On Sunday, we went to a local bikes 'n' blues event for charity.





And of course, we carried out our Sunday night beach tradition.



For my son's birthday on Monday -- Labor Day -- we could think of nothing better to do than to sweat it out in the middle of the day at a local garden/zoo.



I spent the remainder of that day making cookies for my son's preschool class that the kids didn't eat. Probably.



And of course, there were presents. What is spoiling without presents?



Now we're back to Friday again, and the Man-cub is still a happy guy.

May the birthday high never wear off....


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