THOMAS!!!

Cole was REALLY looking forward to riding Thomas the Train. We told him about it one night last week in a desperate attempt to get him to lay down for bedtime. It worked, and it worked for the following 2 nights! :) He would lay that sleepy little head of his down at our mention of getting to ride Thomas this weekend.
I try not to make a huge habit of bribing my kids, but....Wait, nevermind...

So Friday we headed out for camping at Lake Lewisville with the Reisings again. Camping pictures will come later! This is the blog about finally getting to go ride THOMAS!

We got up and around and had to be in Grapevine by about 9am.
Arriving at the depot (in Grapevine, TX)


It was a chilly morning...the wind was blowing here even more than it was on the Lake!

A snapshot of daddy and the kids looking at the huge toy train set-up.


We were close to the front of the line and Cole was surprisingly pretty patient. The best part was seeing Thomas drive up while we were waiting.



We got a good seat on the train.


Cole really enjoyed it.









The conductor was dressed up authentically (The Reisings didn't have the same experience in their car, as we were separated) and came and asked Shelby for her tickets. She was keeping them in her pocket "in case" he asked for them :) She thought that was pretty cool.











This is her proud face :)



And just like that, the ride was over. It left a bit to be desired for us adults and even the older kids, but I think Cole got our money's worth :)





Chugga Chugga Chugga Chugga CHoo CHOO!!!