A Day out with THOMAS!
Brian went and bought tickets at 6:30 that morning.. it was worth it! We got to the park around 1pm and waited for our friends to arrive! So while we waited, Carter found it appropriate to play in the dirt... with a train of course.. typical carter!
The minute they all arrived, Carter and Lincoln were inseparable! It was ADORABLE! My heart instantly melted as we watched these two best friends walk straight into their "dream-land" together!
With Bentley chillin in the stroller and sweet little Autumn in the wagon we were ready to go in!
But not without chasing and playing first... obviously!
Only 5 minutes into the park... we saw him... THOMAS THE TRAIN!
Carter and Lincoln were SUPER excited! Carter was SO excited when we told him he gets to ride on Annie (which is the passenger Car that Thomas always pulls in the shows) and while we were sitting on "Annie" Carter kept saying with a surprised and ecstatic kind of look.."CARTER ON ANNIE!!" kind of like.. MOM IS THIS FOR REAL!? IS THIS REAL LIFE?! It was so cute and as a Mother.. a moment I will never forget!
Even Autumn loved the train ride.. what a little cutie!
These kids are SO CUTE and with a little package of fruit snacks each (Thanks Andrew & Andrea) we were on our way!
Bentley enjoyed his first train ride too!! Even though Im not sure he even noticed we were on a train but he was happy like always!
We were so happy to share this super fun day with some of our best friends and total adorable family..
They are the sweetest people you will ever meet, Carter and Lincoln LOVE each other so much and are always having a blast together (not to mention Carter always asks to go play with (or phone) "Linc") He really loves him! And they also have one of the cutest little girls Ive ever seen.. we love you so much sweet little Autumn!
The train ride was about 20 minutes.. taking us around the track 3 times. And although its impossible to get carter to smile when the camera comes out, he had so much fun and it was worth every penny!
After the train ride, we had a few diaper issues thanks to Bentley and Autumn so we stopped at a little green space to fix that business and while we were doing that.. look at what the two boys got themselves into...
No broken legs.. so we were good to go again! Carter was excited to pull his little princess!
And bentley was basking in the sun enjoying the sights! What more could a little 6 month old want!?
Next up was the rides. I have never really been to Heritage Park before other than a few events formal like grade 9 grad and Andrew & Andrea's wedding so it was fun to see all that they had! Not all the rides were open but they did have the little ferris wheel! This was Carter's very first ride ever and I wasn't sure how he would like it.. but he went right up with Lincoln.. and got right on! No issue.
What brave little boys! Thanks to Linc for being such a good example... Carter really looks up to him!
Next was the Boat swings.. (this is what I will call them.. Im not sure if they have a "real" name or not.) Holy cow these boys LOVED it!
It was so fun to see them smiling at laughing with each other.. forgetting the world and just being little kids. It was wonderful and Im sure they would have stayed on them all day if there wasn't a line up. They are so fun!
Next up.. the carousel! The Daddy's took them on this one!
And to get them away from the rides (or else we would have been there all day) we told them we would check out the candy store!
Which sounded awesome.. and so did the entire bag of candy they each ate for lunch.. of my gosh.. bad parent moment... but I cant say I regret it.. once in a blue moon is ok .. loosen up .. id be lying if I said I never did it.
So as the kids were devouring their bags of candy we just hung out in the beautiful sun, chatted, laughed and enjoyed each others company. Everyone was happy.. including Autumn.. despite her impressive stink face... she's mastered it for sure!
Here's the thing though...stink face and all.. she is still just so cute! She must get that from her mama... she is Stunning!
It was also SO nice to spend the whole Saturday with my hunny! Now that school is over he is all mine on Saturdays and I cherish every moment of that! I love him to pieces. He is my everything and I LOVE sharing exciting parenting moments like this with him!
Lincoln and Carter were all over the place.. but mostly all over the place together.. if one sat in the wagon.. they both did.. if one was running around.. they both were. It was cute!
We made our way over to see the little animals that were out.. the pigs..
and the chickens..
Super exciting animals right!? At least they kids were satisfied! We also tried so so hard to take a cute picture of all 4 kids.. but heres the thing.. Carter WILL NOT smile for the camera no matter how crazy you are trying to get him to smile.. so this is the only one of all 4 at least sitting..I mean look at these kids.. could they get any cuter!
and then FINALLY just as Lincoln calls it a day .. Carter lets out a little smirk.. lol.. good timing buddy.
Autumn and Bentley were falling madly in love...
And Bentley.. well.. need I say more.. he is such a stud!
We were hanging out with a few studs on this fun day... mostly the guy on the far left.. but Im not sure he beats the two shorter guys ...
And at the far end of the park .. where the Animals were.. we waited there and got to see Thomas the train up close and personal as he rode by.. peeping his whistle at he boys.. it was a great way to be reminded of just how much these boys love trains.
And right before we headed home, the kids (minus Bentley) got their face painted. .. Autumn sat so nicely for her first time and looked SO CUTE after...
Lincoln decided to get a spiderman on his arm..
and Carter.. well Carter's face paint was AWFUL.. like honestly hideous lol.. He wanted to be "Gordon the Blue Train" and you would think at a Thomas the train function.. the train face would look a little better.. I originally asked if she could just paint a train on his cheek .. not his whole face but she said she didn't know how to.. RED FLAG.. lol here he is.. my little cutie.. gone train!
We each bought our Boys a train.. Lincoln picked out the Black Diesel named Mavis and Carter picked out Rosie.
We had such an incredible day spent with such amazing friends. This will definitely be a family tradition for us. Seeing how happy and excited Carter was filled my heart with so much joy. Sometimes being a mother is hard... it can be stressful and exhausting but seeing the look on little Carter's face as he saw Thomas in real life for the first time, watching him and lincoln running, laughing and playing.. enjoying every minute of the day together.. those are the moments that take over the exhaustion and the stress and leave your soul feeling full. I love being a mother.