A Day Out With Thomas

Last weekend was a big weekend for us! Not only did we go to Chuck E Cheese, we also went to see Thomas the Train and actually go on a REAL train ride. Nathan loves, loves, LOVES trains, especially Thomas and his friends. So when we found out there was an event here that was all about Thomas and included a train ride, we knew we had to take Nathan! Lauren and her daddy, Shawn, also went with us. That made it even more fun for Nathan.


When Nathan woke up Sunday morning, I asked him if he was ready to go see Thomas. He jumped out of bed and said, "Mommy, I so excited!" It was raining that morning, but we decided not to let that ruin our morning. Nathan got his umbrella out and had fun playing in the rain while waiting for Lauren.


"Lauren's here!"

When Lauren got out of her car, Nathan couldn't wait to hug her. But, Lauren wouldn't even look at Nathan at first. She kept saying, "Tissue Daddy." Her nose was running, and she wanted her daddy to wipe it first. Then she turned to Nathan and gave him the biggest hug...she just wanted to look her best for her boyfriend :)

These two are ready to go! We took two cars, but Lauren and Nathan rode together in my car, and Wayne rode with Shawn. Lauren and Nathan talked the whole way there! Here is a bit of their conversation:

Nathan: "Lauren, you excited to ride a real train?"

Lauren: "Uh huh!"

Nathan: "Lauren, what you saying? Where is Daddy?"

Lauren: "Daddy in my car."

Nathan: "Oh, daddy in your car? Ok"

Lauren: cough, cough

Nathan: "Cover your mouth Lauren like this" and he demonstrates how to cough and cover his mouth :)

Nathan: putting his finger in his nose

Lauren: "No nose Nay-Nay"

Nathan: "Ok Lauren, I sorry."

There was a huge display of electric trains under this tent that Nathan and Lauren loved looking at.


My little train conductor :)


And every train conductor needs a whistle!


Hi Lauren!


After looking at the trains, Lauren and Nathan got train tattoos.



Nathan's chose a "James" tattoo


And Lauren got "Herold the Helicopter."

Even though it was raining, that didn't slow us down. In fact, I think the rain actually made it more fun for Nathan and Lauren. It was the one time that it was ok to splash in the puddles and get wet. We just let them play in the water however they wanted!





Even though we had umbrellas ready, Nathan always seemed to walk a little too far from it :)

There was also a petting zoo available for them.





Time for the train ride!


Thomas is the blue train in the front. There was a huge, long line for pictures of Thomas' face, so this was the best I could do.


"How much longer do we have to wait in line to ride the train?"





Once we got on the train, Nathan and Lauren were so excited. This was the best group picture we could get...Lauren thought it was funny to not look at the camera :) Once the train started moving, Lauren and Nathan had so much fun looking out the window and playing and talking to each other. They were really good for the 20 minute ride.

Afterwards, we treated ourselves to corn dogs and funnel cakes for lunch...healthy! When you go to things like this, the junk food is the best part! Nathan and Lauren both loved their first funnel cakes...they made us proud! We had a great time and will definitely go back again next year

And here is a video of Nathan and Lauren splashing around.