THOMAS

Someone got to meet Thomas the Train....

We drove up to Snoqualmie, WA for a very special Day Out with Thomas event.  Owen was SO excited!

We bought a special shirt for him :-)

The actual event was interesting.  It was rainy and thus muddy, it was louder than Owen was anticipating.  We were rushed due to traffic (note: we left 6 hours before the event.  It was supposed to be a 3 hour 15 minute drive.  Uh, we ran in JUST as our train was boarding!)  We didn't get a chance to help Owen transition and prepare for the, uh, chaos.

So yeah.  He was a little upset (as were most of the other kids) on the train ride, especially since he didn't get to see Thomas until AFTER the ride.  And since he thought we were riding on Thomas, he was confused (read: upset) that we were getting on a train car that did not at all look like Thomas.

Anyway, it was all good once he "met" him!

Are they twins or what?  Oh my goodness.

Getting his temporary tattoo!

This was what our passenger car looked like.  It says Portland!  Woot!

We got some books and gifts for Owen, some that we set aside for later gift-giving opportunities :-)  We didn't get to spend as much time at the event as we'd planned, but he enjoyed it!  I hope he always remembers the day he got to meet Thomas the Train!