Day Out with Thomas!

 

Do you have this in your area? Apparently, Thomas goes around the country so kids can have a “day out” with him.  Luke’s cousins went a few years ago and we didn’t think much of it.  Clearly, we didn’t have a preschool age boy at the time.  Lesson learned. We decided to go with the Gartin family so Luke could go with his very best buddy Jake.

We met at Starbucks in the morning for chocolate milk and treats. (petite vanilla scone for Luke)  It is quite funny that Luke knows my coffee order and can recite it perfectly: “Triple grande non-fat two splenda latte.” The baristas get a kick of out it and it embarrasses Todd. 

 

“Yeah yeah Mommy, I’ll smile.”

 

“I love chocolate milk. And special treats.”

I love that boy and his blue eyes.

 

Luke was so excited to see Thomas! We got in line to take a picture with Thomas before the train departed at Roaring Camp Railroad in the Santa Cruz mountains.  It was cold and misty, but Luke was determined to wear his sleeveless Thomas shirt.  We took a family picture with Thomas, but . . . man, none of us looked very good.  We bought a copy of course. But I don’t want to post it. Bleh.

 

Our Thomas train departed at 9:30 in the morning.  I am SO glad that we went early – if Luke had been older, we would have been able to do all sorts of fun things that were offered as part of the “experience.” But he is really not into coloring or painting, though he did get a Thomas tattoo.  Since we were one of the first people there, nothing was busy and we could have enjoyed ourselves without all the crowds.

Luke and Jake

“Brothers don’t shake hands . . . brothers gotta HUG.”

Our family.  Luke was super goofy by this point, but I’ll take what I can get.

Todd and Luke enjoying the beautiful redwoods. 

By the time we got back to Roaring Camp, the place was packed. To note for the future: Be the second train that leaves.  Get there right at the beginning, enjoy all the additional activities, take your ride and then get out! It gets crazy!

So we left and had a delicious breakfast down the street. Second breakfast? I love second breakfast.  Especially when it involves two of my favorite things: biscuits. gravy. Oh, and bacon. Always bacon. But that’s a given.