thomas the train {picture overload}

don't say i didn't warn you. there are a lot o' pics! grandma and grandpa h. visited us for the whole weekend and we headed up to see the big train on saturday. did you know noah likes trains? i just thought i would remind you, in case you forgot. i know we sometimes do {or not ever!}. anyway, it was a fun day and we had a tired little boy after. all in all i think he enjoyed it, but may have been a bit overwhelmed with all the thomas "to-do's" that were there. i mean story time, movie time, train tables, thomas tats, bounce house and a small petting farm is a lot for a 2-year old to take in! so we started by watching the big train come in to the station. mistake #1- do not watch thomas when you are not going to immediately get on for your turn. this does not make a 2 year old happy.....the concept of time- not quite there.

mistake #2- do not tell your 2 year old that the train will go "fast like gordon"....also not happy about that. {for the record- i may have been able to push the train faster.....could have used a little breeze}

this little champ however thought it was buckets of fun!
ultimately where he ended up for much of the ride: with grandpa
the end. ride is all over. for weeks now every time we pass a train- "momma, i go ride on THAT train, yes, o.k.?"

the best group shot i have- noah- not so into it. mistake #3- should have taken this one earlier

update: i stand corrected as i was recently informed- this gentleman's name is actually

'sir topham hatt'. my sincerest apologies to the director of the railway

meeting sir top-m-hat {may have to look that one up} this is a huge improvement from last year. wouldn't even look at the gentleman. he's very non-threatening, right?

this gal learned some new tricks with her 'kiki' while her brother played on the tracks

and the tattoo parlor. literally had to DRAG him out of the train track tent {yep.....mistake #4- going to the tracks FIRST} to get here.

here i think maybe he's starting to question why exactly i made him leave the train track tent.

watching the trains with grandma

all in all a great time was had by everyone- and really- he still talks about it so all those mistakes must not have been too traumatizing!