At the end of November, Trainfest 2009 came to the Expo Center at State Fair. We had talked about going for a while because Timmy loves Thomas (and really all trains) so much. Erik went with Timmy to get discount tickets at the hobby store near us and so we decided to go. It was a great time! Not that we didn't think we'd have a good time, I just don't think we knew what to expect. We saw people coming in with little step ladders and I just didn't get it, but now I know that if we go back, we'll take a little step stool for Timmy to climb up on and watch the trains (so smart!).
Here we are at the beginning of Trainfest 2009. We didn't tell Timmy that's where we were going (on the off chance that it wouldn't go over well). All we told him was that we had a surprise for him, which he loved!
Timmy watching a train go around a small track. He actually did a really great job of not trying to touch the trains as they went around.
When we first started taking pictures, I was a little nervous because some of the stuff was SO well done, I didn't know if people would be offended or annoyed at people taking pictures. I got over it though. This was the first thing I felt a little weird about taking a picture of. It's all done with laser cutting. It's truly amazing.
This is more of that same set. Clearly the guys aren't worried about people taking pictures. Erik was very impressed with this set. Everything here is laser cut so there's a tremendous amount of detail.
Watching some trains go by.
Erik rocking the 'stache. I personally didn't think it was a bad look at all (especially when he cleaned up the cheeks), but he didn't really like it. Oh well.
Watching another train go by. You'll notice his hands are very carefully placed at the edge of the table.
Getting a better view of things from Daddy's arms.
Watching for the train.
Watching the trains is very serious business.
Just before we saw the Thomas train we ran into my college friend Dorothy and her husband. I would love to say that we got introduced and had a great time. Unfortunately, that just didn't happen. Her husband writes for a miniature railroad magazine so he was truly in his element (and quite popular too!). That and when Erik had taken Timmy to the potty right before this, he didn't quite put the pull-up on right (we are working on the potty training hard core and use the pull-ups as a back-up when we are out places) and so I got a wet shirt. It was quite embarrassing for me because I couldn't put Timmy down, and I kinda wanted to leave. But Erik talked me into staying a little bit saying that people wouldn't really notice. Oh well. Accidents happen, right?
He's not looking at me because he sees a Thomas display over my shoulder. But you'll notice that he did bring Pablo with him. Yes, apparently Pablo also wanted to see Trainfest.
Watching more trains go by. This train was a diesel train. He really enjoyed being able to watch the trains at his own height.
Look! A Schlitz car!
This little train was amazing! It was in a box about the size of a jewelry box and could run and everything! Very impressive!
Where does Pablo go when Timmy doesn't want to carry him? In Daddy's back pocket. After the potty incident described above, I took Timmy to the potty to see what happened. While we were in there some little girl saw Pablo in Erik's back pocket (where he forgot he put him). Erik noticed the little girl looking at his back and then going to get her mom. He was nervous that he sat in something or something like that and then he heard the little girl say something to her mom and her mom reply "Yes, that is a Backyardigan". Needless to say, Erik was quite relieved they were talking about Pablo in his back pocket and nothing else!
This apparently was the longest display in the entire show. I think that had to do with scale more than anything. It did take up a lot of tables but it didn't seem like too many more than other displays. I learned a lot about the different size displays and models at the show.
One last attempt at a picture with Mommy. Fail.
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Looks like every little boys dream destination!
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