Meeting Thomas!!

So, we had a little snafu on the way to meet Thomas, Wes threw up all over himself and the car.  Not sure if it was the car ride, the excitement, or what, but we had a slight detour as we depuked the car and car seat.  He rode the rest of the way to Globe with no shirt on and we stopped in Globe to get him a pair of shorts and a shirt...then, I promised him a brand new Thomas shirt when we got to the event.

Chris, Liz, Jack and Lucy joined us on our Thomas adventure!

First on our agenda was a train ride, pulled by Thomas himself!

There was a rickety bridge and tight spot that Thomas had to get through.  We had to cheer him on, "Pull, Thomas, pull!  Pull, Thomas, pull!".  Then, "Push, Thomas, push! Push, Thomas, push!"  Thank goodness we were there to get him through the rough spots.

Then the boys got to have their picture taken with the REAL Thomas!
  The excitement was just too much!

Then, we all enjoyed all the fun and games.

While Ellie took a little nap.

Look at the smile on this kid's face!  When Wes was 18 months old he saw a Thomas t-shirt, grabbed it off the shelf and hugged it.  It's been a love affair ever since.  Thomas has always been "his thing".  He memorized all the train names as soon as he could talk.  Thomas trains taught him colors and numbers.  If given a train's face, with no other information, he could tell you the train's name.  He knows who is cheeky and who is cross and he can sing Thomas songs with a great British accent.  I had heard about this "Day out with Thomas" event a few years ago, right after it left Arizona and every year I checked and it didn't come back.  I am so glad we got the chance to take Wes to this.  It was truly magical for him.  He has decided that he wants to be Thomas's engineer when he grows up...when Thomas's current engineer retires.  You should have seen him eyeing the guy at the event who was Thomas's "engineer".  He better watch his back or he might find himself headed for early retirement.  I love you so much Wesley.  I'm so happy you were able to meet Thomas.