Yesterday was a long day for us. We drove to Austin, picked up my mom at my sister's house and then drove another hour to Burnet, TX so we can take a ride on Thomas the Train!
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| "Mommy - why are you making me stand out here in the rain?" |
It was pouring rain when we got there and we weren't there long enough to do all the activities that were set up (and I'm guessing that due to the rain some of the activities weren't set up). When we first arrived we headed to the imagination station because it was under a tent. Jacob was in heaven playing with some trains for a little while as we passed some time until we were ready to brave the weather and get in line to get on the train.
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| Just trying to keep these two from running away |
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| Jacob was in heaven - I guess it's time to pull his set back out again |
Sadly, Jacob went for a potty break and wasn't there when Thomas first pulled up for our ride. My mom and I took care of the twins while Justin took care of Jacob on the train ride. Justin definitely got the better end of that deal. We were wrestling 2 19-month olds who really didn't want to be stuck on our laps. Luckily the weather was nice and cool outside - if it had been typical hot Texas weather it would have been a bit miserable and crowded with two adults and two kids sitting in two seats.
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| The beginning of the ride before things went crazy |
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| He might not look it, but I'm pretty sure Jacob was happy |
After our train ride we walked around to have pictures taken with Thomas. It was neat to see recognition on both Jeremy and Joel's faces when they saw Thomas. Joel even pointed and jabbered in his own special language, Jeremy started jumping in my arms (which he does when he is excited).
When it was our turn, we put Jacob up on the box and he got so excited. He pointed at Thomas, looked down at his shirt and started doing a little dance. We had a lot of trouble getting him to turn around so we could get pictures taken of him. We kept having to turn him around.
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| "Turn around Jacob!" |
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| Got him to turn for a few seconds |
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| "Jacob, turn around and look at Grandma!" |
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| Wow - a pic of all 5 of us - that never happens! |
Overall it was a tough adventure - 3 hours in the van to get there, another 3 hours to get home. Twins who didn't get very good naps on the drive, our train ride was during the kids' dinnertime but it was the only time we could do. But seeing the kids be so excited at seeing a life-size Thomas made it all worth it in the end.
2 comments:
The nice thing about it too is that you were able to get pictures. My kids love looking at pictures and remembering all the fun they had for years after.
Oh, man. Jack would have been in HEAVEN. I hope we get to be near one of those things before he's too old to enjoy it. Sorry it was such a long day, but I'm glad you got to do it!
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