In August Youssou and I took Joseph to meet Thomas the Tank Engine at the Illinois Railway Museum. What a day! Joseph was thrilled to see Thomas in person. At the end of the day Joseph got to take a ride on Thomas. He met Sir Topham Hat (who Joseph calls 'Sir Toppy Top"), and there was a huge Thomas store where Joseph got to pick out one new toy train to bring home. In addition to all of the Thomas attractions, there were dozens of other trains at the museum the we were able to explore. That was actually my favorite part. Some of the trains were really old! The trains that were in the best condition could only be admired from the outside, but even that was interesting. Can you believe that several of the old trains were decadently decorated with wood and stain glass windows? I can imagine that riding these trains from the city to the suburbs was quite an exciting thing to do. The museum also had several old trains that we could explore by climbing all over them and going inside of them. Very cool for the whole family! Jenny and her boys joined us for the day- so Joseph got to have fun exploring trains and Thomas with his buddy Jack. By the end of the day, the kids were really wiped out. Lots of excitment and no nap- yikes! Good summer fun.
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