It's Thomas! All week we had colds. We were all a little miserable. I never took the kids to see Thomas, and then on Saturday I was kind of regretting it. So, we decided to check it out. And, it wasn't worth seeing (or at least in our current condition). Joshua enjoyed riding the little train; Caleb was scared. All of Lancaster County and neighboring communities were there, I think, and the wall-to-wall people made it so we couldn't really see anything or move. We didn't stay all that long. In the above picture is Daddy with his boys.
I laughed at Joshua and his fake smile in these over-sized sun-glackes (which he pronounces right now and I still say the old way). The other week at Target, Joshua picked out these sunglasses out. Since they were only $1, Shawn said okay and bought them for him. They are way big and have diamonds and butterflies on the side, we found out later. Joshua LOVES them. And, they're the first pair he hasn't broken and has kept track of. Ugh! Silly Bean!
I dressed the boys in their train shirts. Caleb is wearing the Thomas shirt Joshua wore last year, and Joshua is wearing his "all aboard" shirt that Mamaw & Papaw bought him the last time we were in Florida.
Here's Daddy & Joshua on the little train and me & Caleb, who calmed down once the train started moving. We went "in and out the tunnel" which Joshua sang. He thought this was great!
The boys played with the legos, but the tables with the little trains were packed (and we have train tracks and things for the boys to play with at home). We didn't stay very long, deciding against buying actual tickets to ride on Thomas with the crazy-go-nuts lines. Instead, we went out to an early lunch.
From there we headed home for naps and then we took the boys with us to look at some Parade of Homes. After awhile, the houses all sort of blend together. When you first see them, you think about the flaws in your own house... the paint that's needed here, the landscaping that's needed there, etc. By the last one, you think your house is pretty nice - after all, it has a kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. too. Haaaa!!! At least that's the way I feel. I would love to have a brand new gorgeous house, but I wouldn't like having to work 80+ hours a week to pay for it while my kids were swept away to daycare. I feel very blessed to live in a home that's perfect for raising our boys. :) We have a roof over our heads, food to eat, clothes on our backs, and more 'stuff' than we know what to do with. That, and we have LOTS of love. These houses felt a little cold and empty until our boys walked in. I think the pitter patter of little feet make up for the lack of a marble foyer (said without the 'r'). ;-)
Since the boys did so well while we looked at houses, we stopped for milkshakes on the way home and then we played outside last night. I bathed the boys before bed, and Joshua said his favorite part of the day was going in the tunnel on the little train while Caleb said he liked his milkshake and bath the best. Each boy is unique! I'm thankful for our little family.
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