Catch Up #3 - Day Out With Thomas

After our Fun Run we headed home to cool down before we headed to:

Day Out With Thomas

Thomas was in town at the National Railroad Museum and we knew we needed to take Brode. My parents, Dane, Brode and I headed out for the 2:30 train ride. Little boy was excited:

It rained on our drive up there and right when we got there so we looked around in the museum a bit before getting ready for our ride.

We got a bit of kettlecorn to wait in line. Brode's eyes were ready to close, but Thomas' whistle kept him awake.

We were on the open air car right behind Thomas. Brode wore his shirt, lanyard, hat, and blew his whistle.

He said his favorite part of the day was when he blew his train whistle Thomas would answer.

We got a 25 minute ride around the outside of the museum.

After our ride we walked through a few more trains. Brode wanted nothing to do with the passenger train so my mom, Dane and I went through. When we got off we heard Brode's high-pitched headache train whistle, but we couldn't see him. The boys found a sneaky place to hide and watch us:

We climbed the lookout tower to see the river, Lambeau Field, and watched Thomas come around the track.

Lastly we did a few of the children's activities including the hay maze and the bounce houses.

Brode picked a little Thomas lantern from the gift shop and we took the exhausted boy for some food and rest. We stopped at Curly's Pub in Lambeau Field for dinner (oh the agony, have I mentioned we're Cowboy fans?), then headed home. Brode fell asleep half way home at 6:30 and didn't wake up until 7:00AM the next morning refreshed.

Our Father's Day was spent celebrating. We started the morning giving Grandpa his presents, then having a peaceful outdoor lunch with Dane's family. Grandma Beth picked Brode up so they could work on a little project and celebrate Father's Day with Matt while we headed up to the cottage to celebrate with my mom's family. We swam (in the 80 degree water!), ate, and laughed.

After a good long bubble bath Brode went right to bed and we were all exhausted.

Talk about a busy 2 weekends, and there is no slowing down. The weekends ahead are just as crazy before we head out for Florida for the 4th of July!