Thomas... live!

Lily is just a few days away from her second birthday... so J. and I decided to take a few days off work and enjoy some family time. Even though Lily LOVES Thomas, I had no idea that they had whole events dedicated to him. My mom and dad noticed the "Day out with Thomas" when they bought their Barry Manilow tickets (nice choice, folks!) so they got us tickets. Thanks, Mom and Dad!

The fun started in the parking lot... with Lily shrieking, "Trains! trains!" in the backseat as we pulled up.
A Thomas made entirely of Legos... Lily had to check it out.
Sitting inside the lego Thomas with Daddy...
Cutie pie
Inside one of the many real trains at the B&O Museum
There were lots of activities... including a puppet show, which had Lily mesmerized.
A wooden train to play on.
Behind the wheel (do trains have steering wheels?)
Check this out... J. and I kept saying we couldn't believe we were at one of these events, but Lily had such a blast! Notice the line to the right of his shoulder and to his left... but all in all worth it to see how much Lily enjoyed a ride on a "real" Thomas!
She was so excited to see him... all smiles here with Daddy.

Family photo

Chilling out with mom before the train started moving. She was shockingly patient.... if only we were so lucky on the Metro!
And Thomas took us on a ride into scenic, beautiful... um, downtown Baltimore. Not exactly the Island of Sodor, folks.
Lily stood on my lap and sang -- the Thomas theme song, of course!
"Bye bye, Thomas" she called as we heading out.