Sam in now fully, 100% into trains. Just add it to his ongoing list of stereotypical boy obsessions...dirt, grass, cars, animals, rough-housing, balls, tractors, little stuffed cats (wait, scratch that last one). Anyway, Sam and I and a few friends went to see Thomas the Tank Engine at the Grapevine Station. He had a BLAST! We rode a little "
choo choo", saw a huge train set in action, jumped on a Thomas bounce house, got a Thomas tattoo, and rode on the
real Thomas train! On the
train ride, he sat in my lap, looked out the window and had a constant "pleasant smile" as I call it. I had so much fun watching him. We will
definitely be going back next year.
Here are a few pics......
After we got home, I just had to take a picture of his sweet little hand while of course, playing with his "choo choo". He was so proud of his tattoo. He kept saying, "Choo Choo Tattoo" and "Gween Choo Choo". Also, if you notice, he is wearing a Thomas the Tank Engine shirt. It was a gift from his 2Dad and KC. It's one of the 1st pieces of clothing that he really shows a preference for wearing (the other is a "ball ball" shirt from his cousin Brooks)
A few weeks ago, some of my friends joined me at my parent's lakehouse for a retreat. The entire weekend was an '80s theme. Everyone arrived wearing their '80s best. I came away with the best hair award. We had a blast! After some pics in our totally rad threads, we soaked up some sun, cooked some great food and topped the night off with a little game of "Name that Tune" (all songs from the '80s of course) and '80s charades. This turned into a good ol' fashioned dance-a-thon and Soul Train line. We have decided that next year will be a 2 night retreat!!! Here are a few more pictures below... 
Really? Does anyone else find this title odd and slightly inappropriate? This wasn't a single location, it was apparently a chain. I saw two of them.
The train was our last stop. He kept waving and waving while saying "Dye Dye Choo Choo" all the way home.
