Day Out with Thomas

Friday morning we got up early and drove over to Bryson City for a Day Out with Thomas. We anticipated this being the highlight of our entire trip for Jack, so we didn't really tell him about it until that morning so that he wouldn't make us crazy talking about it all week! Let's just say it didn't disappoint. Jack was thrilled to see Thomas and to ride on a train. He loved riding the bus (the shuttle to and from the parking lot), jumping and sliding in the bouncy house, and playing with the train tables. He had to be dragged kicking and screaming from the train tables but we pretty much expected that. Grammy was kind enough to stay behind and keep Sam, which made our visit with Thomas much easier!

Waiting to leave the train station.

The conductor.

I think Anna's favorite part was "directing" the music on the train ride (they played Thomas songs over a loud speaker).

All the kids got a certificate for riding on Thomas.

This is a random guy on staff with Thomas who jumped in as I was taking a picture of my family. Now if only I could photoshop my head in there instead of his!

Jack wanted to take some pictures and this one isn't half bad.

Anna loved playing on the Thomas made out of legos.

Jack is getting a Henry tatoo.

Anna is showing off her tatoo of James.

Concentrating on her masterpiece - check out the tongue.

We waited in line about 10 minutes to have pictures made with Sir Topham Hatt. Once we got up there, Jack freaked out (he hates people dressed up as things) and then Anna fell backwards off the platform. This is the best picture we could get before we walked away with our two screaming kids!

After calming down with ice cream, we checked out the gift shop.

Jack ended up choosing Emily as his sursy.

And Anna got a book she couldn't seem to put down while Jack shopped.

I tried to get one more picture of the kids before the final meltdown ...

that looked a little something like this!

That was our cue to hop on the shuttle and head back to the car. Jack really did have a blast, though. Anna was completely worn out and fell asleep in the car. When we got back to the cabin, this is what she did:

It was a fun day and a great way to finish up our wonderful, jam-packed vacation!