Daniel had his 4th birthday while we were in Tennessee so to celebrate we went to A Day Out with Thomas. Daniel and Caleb both love Thomas the Tank Engine, but Patrick and I agree that the actual day with Thomas was very under-whelming.

After waiting in line for almost twenty minutes and then realizing we would have to pay an additional $20 to get the picture with Thomas, we hopped out of line and got the poor man's shot.

Then there was the thirty minute train ride in which we went one direction at 2 miles per hour through Nashville's 'scenic' factory district. And back the other way at 1 mile per hour. Oh, and the kid next to us threw a fit until her folks finally pulled out their snacks despite the fact signs were posted saying "no food allowed" and the conductors told us several times we were not to eat on the train. The redeeming factor was that the train was air conditioned because it was a blistering, humid day in Tennessee!

Again, under-whelming, expensive... probably an event Eli and any other children we have will miss out on, but the boys sure looked cute in their train conductor hats!