Meeting Thomas!

Our little boy has an obsession with any kind of vehicle. He loves to sing "The Wheels on the Bus" and enjoys lining up all of his cars and trucks. The obsession is all encompassing and of course it includes Thomas the Train. Before I had a child of my own I was aware of this PBS show, but I did not understand how such a simple little show was so loved by so many children. Being a  parent hasn't provided me with any extra insight, but I know that my son LOVES Thomas. Whenever he sees Thomas come on the television he says "Toot Toot!"

Since he is so entranced by the show we thought this year it might be appropriate to take him to see Thomas the Train at the Oklahoma Railway Museum this year. They had the same event last year, but it seemed a little silly to bring a barely one year old boy.


 The main event was getting to ride Thomas the Train.

Blake loved getting to see Thomas the Train, but actually riding the train was not his favorite part.

 

 He spent a good amount of time playing at one of the train tables they had set up.

They also had other free activities live entertainment, free tattoos, a moon bounce, a line to meet Sir Topham Hat, and a playground area. For next year we now know that we won't have to buy everybody a train ticket. We will probably just buy one for Blake and one for a parent to go with him. We really don't bother too much with taking Blake on an outing that we are not sure he is going to like, fortunately this was a fun experience for him and we will probably go again in the future.