kaleidoscoping chaos...: Totally Terrific Thomas!!!

Friday, April 27, 2012

Totally Terrific Thomas!!!

So today was a big day! Our little family pilgrimaged up I95North and we met Grandma in Baltimore at the B&O Railroad Museum because Thomas was in town! Yes, Thomas the Steam Engine.

Thomas' Day Out for Jonah is basically the equivalent of a Madonna concert for me... I love Madonna and Jonah loves Thomas. It is a big deal!

We have been to the B&O Railroad Museum before and Jonah and Vera love it, even when Thomas is not there. Basically,Thomas' Day Out takes over the museum, which means that they bring in an actual Thomas train and hook it up to another train and you can actually ride Thomas. They play all the Thomas songs and a conductor comes around to take your tickets and it is about a 20 minute ride. At the end you get a certificate and you get to take a picture with Thomas. My children were so happy riding on Thomas, looking out the window and singing to the Thomas songs... it was truly amazing. And it wasn't just my kids... all the kids were in ecstasy.

The rest of the "event" is basically the museum with pictures of Thomas everywhere and of course a Thomas gift shop (mama and grandma had fun in there). Jonah didn't even want to go in the museum today. All he wanted to do was watch the model mechanical trains outside. They added a few Thomas ones and he was completely addicted-he would not leave those trains. One other thing is Sir Topham Hat makes a cameo appearance and you can take your picture with him, but Jonah would not go meet him. Vera on the other hand did and giggled with him for a few minutes.

All in all, a completely successful morning with Thomas. The kids were off the hook happy. We got to see Grandma and Thomas. There was no traffic to or from Baltimore and the kids fell asleep in the car on the way home. Good job Thomas' Day Out! Two thumbs up from the Brambles!