On Saturday, May 31st, we packed up the kids and drove nearly 2 1/2 hours west to Tweetsie Railroad in the NC mountains to see Thomas the Tank Engine.
When Luke first saw Thomas, he just looked on in awe. Grandma Shelley had sent him the shirt he is wearing. It even has a button to push that sounds like Thomas' whistle blowing. Needless to say, any time Thomas blew his whistle, Luke pushed the button on his shirt.
Miriam enjoyed playing at the train table in the Imagination Station.
Luke enjoyed building with the Thomas legos.
Whoa Luke! Tweetsie Railroad had a huge Thomas the Tank Engine slide that Luke could not get enough of. Miriam wanted to try it too, but there were just too many big kids there. Maybe in a few more years Miriam!
Luke only played for a few moments in the jumping room. His heart was set on the slide!
Tweetsie Railroad also had other amusement style rides for the children. Even though Luke looks a little miffed in this picture, he really did like this ride and wanted to do it again. Maybe he just wanted to be the one in front flying the plane rather than being a backseat pilot.
Go speed racer Luke!
It was great having Maw Maw on this trip with us. She mostly stayed with Luke and I got to hang with Miriam. 
Hi Ho Silver!
After riding the rides, it was finally our turn for the Thomas train ride. 
A cowboy boarded our car and told us to watch our for Indians along the way.
Uh-oh. I think there is going to be trouble. Indians then boarded our car and there was a little skirmish between them and the cowboys. Luckily Thomas peeped in and the Indians left in peace. We all liked the little show that the cast put on for us on the train ride.
Before heading home, we met Sir Topham Hatt. By this point, Miriam was asleep and Luke was a little intimidated by Sir Topham Hatt's enormous size. It was a great day! Luke still asks when we are going back to Tweetsie Railroad!
2 comments:
What a fun outing! I hear that they are coming to Snohomish next month but are all sold out. Oh well! I'm glad that you were able to have such a great time. I'm sure Luke was in heaven!
So he went from Elmo to Thomas the Train...? I still think of Luke every time I see Elmo. I don't see Thomas the train much. Gavin will probably love it too though. Anyway, it looks like fun!
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