A Day Out With Thomas

Today the family all met up at Crossroads Village in Flint for a "Day Out with Thomas". Hayden has always LOVED Thomas and when Rainah was just a few months old, we took her. This was her third year going. We got there around 10:00 and Mom and Dad were right behind us. We walked around and did some of the activities including coloring, playing with the train tables, bubbles, and the all-important inflatables. Jess, Jill, Dave, Talan, and Hayden met up with us a bit later and we did a few more things, including some rides, then had a picnic lunch. Our train ride was at 1:00 and the kids had a great time. It is such a nice, relaxing ride and so much fun to watch all the kids. Don, Rainah, and I left right after the ride since we had reservations at Zhender's in Frankenmuth (my birthday gift)! It was a beautiful day and it was so fun to spend some time with the family. Here are a few of the things I caught on camera:

Rainah coloring

Playing with some blocks

Bubble time

Down the slide

Daddy showing Rainah how to get the water

Tatt time

We were watching Hayden and Talan get theirs and then realized Rainah had gone to another person to get one on her belly!




Riding the carousal with Aunt Jessica

Talan, Dave, and Hayden

Talan was not so happy with this ride! (It actually goes pretty fast!)

This was more Talan's speed

Uncle Dave took the three kids on the ferris wheel- Talan wasn't loving this one, either

Down the big slide

Here comes Thomas

Riding with Daddy

Talan

Hadyen enjoying the ride

We had to make a quick stop at the fire station and let someone off- so this guy came out to wave at the kids

Rainah

Rainah and Talan love hugging

Aunt Jill and Rainah

A Day Out With Thomas

Cousin Hayden LOVES Thomas the Train, to say the least. He's been going to A Day Out With Thomas since he was 2 years old. Last year Rainah and I joined them at Greenfield Village- it was a cool, rainy, yucky day, but it was still fun. Rainah was a bit young to enjoy it, but this year was a different story. Jill decided to try out Huckleberry Railroad this year, so Don, Rainah, and I met up with everyone else this morning. Mom, Dad, Jess, Dave, Jill, Hayden, and Talan were all there. We had an 11:00 train ride, and got there around 10. We walked around a bit, then got in line for the train where Jill almost got into a fist fight with a family who cut in line.
The train ride was beautiful and was 40 minutes long. Rainah was really good and had fun looking out the window and reading her map.
After the ride we had a picnic lunch, and then hit all the activities, including Rainah's personal favorite, the bounce house! She saw that thing when we first got there and couldn't wait to get her shoes off and get in there. We also saw some farm animals, got to color, and go on some rides, including a carousal that went pretty fast! I thought Rainah would like a Thomas (temporary) tattoo since she loves to get stamps on her hands at Gymboree. She let the lady put it on, but as soon as she saw it on her arm, her little lip came out and she sobbed. No idea why, but it was pretty funny. It was such a gorgeous day and we had a great time! Rainah fell asleep in her stroller as we were walking to the car and slept for most of the drive.








Rainah and Grandma


Hayden waiting to get going


Rainah watching out the window




Hayden (whose head was out the window the whole time)


Talan chillin out with his dad


Some good reading


Talan


The Skiver boys


Jill, Talan, and Dave enjoying a picnic lunch


Dad, Rainah, and Mom


Rainah sharing with Papa


Talan and Hayden with Thomas


Rainah with Thomas








Hayden TRYING to have his picture taken, but little brother isn't making it easy!!


Rainah got to the top and didn't realize it was a slide. She just stood up there trying to jump and bounce.


Hayden finally had to go back and get her to come down... and then she didn't slide... she walked.


Thanks, Hayden!


Rainah and Talan coloring with Aunt Jessica


My little engineer








My punk rock baby... gettin her first tatt


That sponge and water is brutal... but she recovered nicely... soon she'll have a full sleeve


Riding the carousal






The little train ride.




This was at the end of the day and she was really tired.




Peek-a-boo


Hugs for Aunt Jessica




At the end of the day