train stations

today lacee and i spent nearly 6 hours trying to get things ready for mark anthony's bday party tomorrow. what a good sister!! the only time she complained was when she got upset that something she was painting didnt turn out like she imagined it would. she was upset that it wasnt good enough. never once did she complain about having to do this for him, that it wasnt fair, that she didnt want to be there, nothing. she talked about how excited he was gonna be.
these boys are sure blessed.
even when i got stressed out, she let me have my mini meltdown, she watched, and then she accepted my apology and kissed me when i told her i was sorry for letting her see me get upset.
we painted sides to decorate trailers to become thomas, james, and percy. we painted a james face to play "stick the bee on james nose". we made a craft station, a game station, a train station, and a snack station. we rolled out brown paper and painted tracks on it. (i had envisioned 100's and 100's of feet of this, but didnt end up with near that much paper)
i sure hope the kids come, and they love the party. most importantly mark anthony. we are so blessed with such a fiesty, loving, funny, energetic little boy.