A Very Useful Engine...

Jared's current obsession is Thomas the Train.  He L-O-V-E-S Thomas!!!  Would watch him 24/7 if I'd let him! 

So, when we found out Thomas would be in the Cincinnati area the same weekend we were going to be there, it was a no-brainer.  We booked tickets for Harold, Jared, and MaKenzie to ride on THOMAS!  I don't know who was more excited, Jared and MaKenzie or Harold and me.

When we arrived, there were several activities.  A VERY TALL juggler,

A hay bale maze,

Tatoos,

And a photo op with Sir Topham Hat!

Then it was time to board the train!  ALL ABOARD!!!

The excited passengers said their last goodbyes from the train windows

then settled into their seats for the ride of a lifetime!

The rest of us, who were left behind, waved a final farewell,

then high-tailed it over to the ice cream joint we spied as they were boarding.  We had to hurry, we only had 25 minutes before they'd be back!!!

If this wasn't a post about Jared, MaKenzie, and Thomas, I'd tell you the funny story about why Jonas is standing by the cow.  It involves a double dip cone toppled on the ground during the first bite.  It's all good though.  They replaced it free of charge!

The train passengers returned safe and sound just as we were finishing up our cones.  They had a blast and were stocked with conversation material for the rest of the weekend!  They never wearied of telling us all about how tired Thomas got and how they had to cheer him on to encourage him to make it the rest of the way back to the station!  Phew!  I'm so glad Thomas made it back!  What would I do without my 2 little sweeties and all their stories???