So we found out that Day Out with Thomas was coming and we had to take Samuel. We wanted to take him anyway but before we had a chance to talk about it Samuel saw what we were looking at on the computer and freaked out in a happy way. There was just no way that we could deny him. Lucky for us by the time we bought the tickets we only had to wait 4 days because that was all he talked about (and threw fits about) non-stop!
We were a little worried because there was a huge storm the day before and morning of and rain threatned all day, but fortunately for us it held off. The air was a freezing (for us!) 58 degrees but it was refreshing. We picked Lillie up early from school (she thought that was way cool) and headed out. Let me tell you, when we arrived and Samuel saw Thomas pulling in from a distance, well, I just don't know if I've ever seen him so thrilled. You could just see how magical it was for him and in that moment I decided that even of the rest of the day was terrible that one moment was so awesome that it made it worth it. Fortunately the rest of the day was awesome. While we waited for our train ride we went to the gift shop and bought t-shirts for L and S and they played with the train tables. It was a little hard at first for S to get used to playing with the trains with so many other children but he figured it out.
I thought this next picture was classic though. Man S was playing as nice as he could be and this kid came up and tried to steal James right out of his hand. S fought him for it though and then the kid threw a fit so his mom made him leave. Good. I like it when parents take responsibility for ther children.
Waiting in line for the train. Everything was so smoothly run. There was so much to do and you never felt like you were just waiting around. Good scheduling Sir Topham Hatt!
Oh my goodnes, Samuel could barely contain himslf that he was actually getting on Thomas the Train!
Lillie was actually really excited about the whole day as well. I'm glad that she was able to come. But now she keeps saying that we went to Thomas for Samuel so now we need to go to Disney World for her. Yes Lillie, those are totally comparable!
Okay, this is the new face that Grant makes for the camera and I love it! And he was such a good boy all day!
I love Thomas the Train!
Both S and L really loved these tattoos and have kept them on for a while. Their pretty upset that we're making them wash them off before church.
S was just as excited to meet Sir Topham Hatt as he was to meet Thomas. Thanks Sir Topham Hatt for bringing your engines to the "Big City" so we could meet them. We had a great day!
P.S. - Grant is learning to crawl! He'll do about 3 little crawls now before he stops. He's learning so fast I have a feeling by the end of this week he's going to be all over the place. It's amazing how they quietly learn and put things together and then boom! all of a sudden they just take off. It makes it feel like it's happened all at once. He is so happy to be able ot move around on his own now. You can see in his face that he feels like one of the big kids now and he is thrilled!
and this is what she said...
And once more for good measure....ah, there's the green food coloring we put in!
Look out world, here I come!
Checking out a roly-poly before we leave.
We love having such a talented Grandma!
I'm cute!
...and chunky!