Thursday, April 10, 2008

Day Out with Thomas

On Saturday, we traveled down to Grapevine to go ride on Thomas the Tank Engine. We have gone to "Day Out with Thomas" every year starting when Mara was a week old.

Mara was so ready to go on this outing. She had been asking me for the past month when we would get to go ride Thomas. Then, on Saturday, she kept insisting that my dad, my sister, and myself get in the minivan so we could go see Thomas.

We got there about almost two hours before our train ride, but that gave us plenty of time to wander around. Our first stop was to get Thomas tattoos. Mara loved getting the Thomas tattoos and ended the day with four total (one on each arm and one on each cheek).



We then wandered around and found a kid-powered train. Mara just barely reached the height limit, but she had a lot of fun making the train go around.


Afterward, Mara posed with one of her favorite engines – Emily.


We then went to Imagination Station where she could play with Thomas puzzles and trains.



The kids were all excited once we got on the train. Mikey and Ben were at the front of our group and grabbed seats by an open window. All of the kids sat together so they could see out, and they had a lot of fun on the 20-minute ride.




We relaxed outside the gift shop while the other kids were going around exploring all of the things we visited before the train ride. While we were there, I recognize who was performing at one of the stages nearby. It was Mister David, who performed at a birthday party for one of Mara's friends just the weekend before. So, Mara and I went to watch him for a little bit.


Before we left, Mara posed with her cousins beside Thomas.



I also got a picture of the two of us. Too bad John couldn't have been there too.


It was a fun day. That evening, we celebrated my dad's birthday by having dinner at Red Robin and then going to Mike & Myra's new house for cake, ice cream, and presents.

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