Choo-Choo!

On Saturday we traveled over to Connersville, IN for the Day out with Thomas the Train event. We graciously received tickets from our friend Sarah B. to use, she and her family are the best. They made one little boy pretty happy.

While Connor isn't too into Thomas, he's a big fan 'choo-choos'. We're a Disney family, so if it has been Brewster, KoKo, Wilson or Puffer Pete from Chuggington he may have recognized the train. Alas, it didn't matter, he was just thrilled to hear and see the choo-choo.

Our first stop was the gift shop where we got our $30 souvenirs and then visited the games and concessions. Scott steered clear of the pony rides (he called them devil goats and refused to let Connor near them) and C doesn't care for bounce houses, so we decided to go ahead and get in line for the train ride.



The event is hosted by the Whitewater Valley Railroad, an all-volunteer group that manages the operating railroad museum. All the helpers were dressed as conductors, and they even had a ticket taker!





The ride lasts about 30 minutes or so, and we all really enjoyed it. I'd recommend it for any Thomas the Train fans, or any little ones that are into trains. We went for the 4:30 pm ride, so we left our house at 1:45 pm, got there at 3:30 pm and left at 5:15 pm. Unless your kids are big Thomas fans, there isn't too much else at the site, but there is a cute ice cream shop just across the street. We passed since dinner time was near. We also met Sir Topham Hatt, but I couldn't tell you who that is. A quick google search says he's the conductor at the railstation. Connor just kept asking for Mickey Mouse....



They have a Polar Express run in November and December, we may make the trek back. Anyone want to join us? We also have a really cute video, but YouTube isn't cooperating tonight. I'll try again tomorrow.

Thanks again to our friends, it was a great family day.