A Day with Thomas

What started out to be a lazy Saturday with not much planned ended up being a fun day with lots of "firsts" for both kids. We decided to go to Farmer's Market that morning so we loaded up first thing and headed out. I expected Will to be really into it and Maggie to be fighting to get out of her stroller most the time but I got the opposite. Maggie ate a little bit of everything they had to offer and still wanted more! When the double stroller couldn't hold anymore fruits and veggies and the back of the truck was full of flowers we headed home. After a quick Sam's trip and lunch out, we heard about this fun thing in Grapevine called "A Day out with Thomas." Our friends had stumbled onto it and let us know, so we hurried home to get Will a quick nap before the train ride. You can tell from the pictures that they had a blast!

Not much else going on besides the usual here. Our covered patio is almost dried in, as is Eric's new office/my new closet. We're anxious for that to be finished so we can get our backyard ready for the summer!

Oh-two quick prayer requests. For those who don't follow Ethan Powell's story, he needs some serious prayers right now. And our friend Caroline broke her leg and is in a cast from her hip to her toes (she's three).

Hope this finds you all doing well!

 

Will and Eric by Thomas

 

Eric and Jeffrey put those temporary tattoos on the boys' hands and as soon as they finished I wanted a picture of course. So when I said "Let me see your hands" they both held them up for a photo op...

 

Then they had to check out what they had!

 

After his very first train ride, he rode his very first pony!

 

I really thought Maggie would be all about these pony rides, but she wanted NOTHING to do with that horse!

 

Will and Tyler riding the train-they started out so in awe of everything and sat quietly taking it all in...

 

Then they had to check it all out. Don't worry. We were holding onto them!

 

Will has gotten really into creative play lately-he thought Spot needed a haircut (no blade in these scissors) in Maggie's chair. The "Easter Bunny" brought the kids chairs (Will's is camo, not pink leopard) and golf clubs but with the workers outside all the time we've just kept them indoors.

 

Believe it or not, Maggie started this fun thing of playing in the dogs' water bowl. I made the mistake of laughing when I saw her and letting her continue to play (why not, she was already soaked?) so now everytime we go outside, that's her first stop. And this girl LOVES to be outside!

 

Since Maggie didn't get much love in the Thomas pics, this was her that day. She was a good sport about the whole afternoon and I'm sure she'll have her day soon!