Fw:Asay kiddos

Taken in the hotel last night.

Day Out With Thomas tickets: $54.00

Thomas merchandise: $84.00

Throwing a Thomas-sized tantrum: Priceless

We took Ethan out to the Illinois Railway Museum in Union Illinois for the Day Out With Thomas event. It was fun. As soon as we got there he heard the whistle and almost panicked when he didn't immediately see the trains. We got to ride a train in cars pulled by Thomas the Tank Engine himself for 20 mins, meet Sir Topham Hatt, and see a lot of old electric and diesel engines. There were songs and cotton candy, popcorn, balloons, merchandise, arts and crafts, and Cuppy the Clown.

See the monkey

Last weekend was the NIU Dept picnic. Most of the officer's and families were able to make it

and it was tons of fun. There was face painting, relay games, bags, water balloons and guns, CUPCAKES and of course... tree climbing...