On Friday I took off from work and the family went to Edaville USA. It is a small family amusement park that has a train. Friday (and Saturday and Sunday) they had a special guest - Thomas the Tank Engine. The boys like Thomas, so Stephanie and I decided it would be good family outing. And indeed it was. Stephanie has two blog entries for this already (Day out with Thomas, All Aboard!), so I'll try not to cover the same information.
We had reservations to ride Thomas (or more accurately the passenger carriages pull by Thomas) at 1:30 p.m., so we did not have to hurry to get there. We arrived around 11:30 a.m. after an hour's drive. After a bathroom break, we sought out lunch. I ate a high-priced, small cheeseburger, while the rest of the family had over-priced pizza.
I took each boy, in turn, on the flying elephants ride that was located opposite of where we were seated for lunch. We then wandered over to a old steam locomotive, where the boys and I climbed up into the cab. We looked at another old engine and then visited several kiddie rides.
Then it was a quick pit stop before boarding for our trip behind Thomas. One of the benefits of going on a Friday during the school year is that the crowds were small. So we had plenty of room in the passenger car. It was a nice gentle ride of about 15 to 20 minutes. After the trip was done we stood in line to have the boys' pictures taken with Thomas.
Playing in a caboose, visiting the playground and riding another ride followed. We then viewed a turtle and some frogs in a pond while waiting for the next photo opportunity with Sir Topham Hatt. When Will saw the person dressed as Sir Topham Hatt coming, he said "Sir Topham Hatt's real!". Ben was scared by the costume character and refused to go near him. Will posed for a picture and gave Sir Topham Hatt a five. This caused the realization in Will that Sir Topham Hatt was not real, based on the feel of the costume hand, which prompted questions to mommy later.
Will and I rode the ferris wheel and then we, the family, had an ice cream treat. Mom, dad and Will all got temporary tattoos with different characters from Thomas and Friends. Will chose for each of us. I got Henry, Stephanie got James and Will got Percy. Ben and Will took a final ride, as co-pilots in a bi-plane, and then we left for home.
It was a good day. We had a great time and made some good memories. Below are a couple of photo montages from the day.
We had reservations to ride Thomas (or more accurately the passenger carriages pull by Thomas) at 1:30 p.m., so we did not have to hurry to get there. We arrived around 11:30 a.m. after an hour's drive. After a bathroom break, we sought out lunch. I ate a high-priced, small cheeseburger, while the rest of the family had over-priced pizza.
I took each boy, in turn, on the flying elephants ride that was located opposite of where we were seated for lunch. We then wandered over to a old steam locomotive, where the boys and I climbed up into the cab. We looked at another old engine and then visited several kiddie rides.
Then it was a quick pit stop before boarding for our trip behind Thomas. One of the benefits of going on a Friday during the school year is that the crowds were small. So we had plenty of room in the passenger car. It was a nice gentle ride of about 15 to 20 minutes. After the trip was done we stood in line to have the boys' pictures taken with Thomas.
Playing in a caboose, visiting the playground and riding another ride followed. We then viewed a turtle and some frogs in a pond while waiting for the next photo opportunity with Sir Topham Hatt. When Will saw the person dressed as Sir Topham Hatt coming, he said "Sir Topham Hatt's real!". Ben was scared by the costume character and refused to go near him. Will posed for a picture and gave Sir Topham Hatt a five. This caused the realization in Will that Sir Topham Hatt was not real, based on the feel of the costume hand, which prompted questions to mommy later.
Will and I rode the ferris wheel and then we, the family, had an ice cream treat. Mom, dad and Will all got temporary tattoos with different characters from Thomas and Friends. Will chose for each of us. I got Henry, Stephanie got James and Will got Percy. Ben and Will took a final ride, as co-pilots in a bi-plane, and then we left for home.
It was a good day. We had a great time and made some good memories. Below are a couple of photo montages from the day.
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Some of the rides we enjoyed.
Seeing Thomas and climbing on and riding trains were fun.
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Looks like great fun. Wish we could have been there.
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