This past Sunday, we met up with some friends and took our kids to Day Out with Thomas at Roaring Camp Railroad in Felton (near Santa Cruz). I was not aware of this, but apparently this place is the mecca for train-crazy little boys and girls. You would have thought Thomas the Train was Justin Bieber (I would say NKOTB, but that would show my age), by the way some kids were screaming and jumping up and down when they saw the train dressed up like Thomas.
Luckily for us, Justin was less interested in Thomas and more interested in actually riding the train. The kid was so excited to ride the train that he didn't even want to look at the toys in the price-gouging gift shop (thank goodness!) It was a bit overcast in Felton, but not too chilly, so it was an enjoyable train ride through the Redwood forest.
Justin wanted to ride the train after we were done...lucky for us, we were able to ride the train shuttle that took people back to the parking lot. A fun time was had by all...and we got out of there without having to buy a single Thomas train! (Don't worry, we have more than enough trains and accessories at home!)
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| Showing off his Thomas tattoo...while eating. |
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| Family picture before the train left...yup, Justin's still eating (our train was at lunchtime, so I had to bring plenty of snacks for the little garbage disposal) |
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| Crossing the bridge |
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| This is actually the train that takes you back to the parking lot. |
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| Managed to get a picture with Thomas |
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| Ignore the ticket on the right...that reminds me that I should go online to see how this photo really turned out |
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| Exploring some of the activities |
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| Lunchtime after Roaring Camp. Justin really wanted to hold the baby. The baby reminds me of how chubby Justin was at the same age (5 months)! :) |
