Train Fest 2010

For the past two years we've been going to Train Fest during November. It's a nice time to see a lot of model trains set up and just enjoy some of the simple pleasures (at least that Timmy enjoys).

Timmy by one of the first train sets

Timmy and I by a larger train set (guess I make a pretty good stool to stand on)

Timmy and Daddy looking at trains

Timmy by some of the Lego set up--this was pretty sweet--you can see Lego Hogwarts in the background

Lego Eiffel tower

Lego Chicao

Building with Legos

Such concentration

Waiting for the train to come by

A little fire station

More trains!

Timmy waving as the train goes by

Looking at more trains with Daddy

One of the smallest scale trains I have ever seen

The Domes February 2010

When Jake and Amy came up to celebrate Christmas with us in February, we took the opportunity to head to the Domes. There was a Chinese New Year celebration going on which was fun to participate in as well. We mostly went for the train set up in the show dome. I tell you, this boy loves trains. :)

Timmy and I at the domes

Amy and Jake

A man writing out Timmy's name in Chinese

Trying to get Little Mr. I Don't Want Pictures Taken to smile

Some of the train set up

More of the train set up

This is a little Wells Fargo and looks remarkably like the one I bank at every month... :p

Timmy enjoying the trains

Amy and Timmy having a deep discussion about trains

Timmy and Erik

Stonefire Pizza

Yesterday for dinner we met up with Paul and Katie at Stonefire Pizza in New Berlin.  We've been there before, so we knew that we had to get Timmy to eat something right away, otherwise he would be too distracted to eat.

Stonefire Pizza is divided into 4 basic dining areas.  One for kids 8 and under, a room for older kids that showed different cartoons, a semi-ESPN zone for adults, and a room with no TVs for those that really want to keep from being distracted or just wanted a quieter area.

We sit in the area for kids 8 and under.  There are 5 different activity areas.  A train area, a water table, a play kitchen, a block area, and then a climbing area.  

Yesterday, Timmy went to play with the trains after eating and he was still over there playing contentedly after an hour and a half.  I went to take him to the bathroom to change him and he freaked out.  Yeah, it was really embarrassing.  But once that ordeal was over, we went to the games side of the restaurant.

Timmy played Ice Ball (totally skeeball but with white balls plastic balls instead of wooden ones) with Erik for a while and then decided that he wanted to play with the trains again.  Stonefire Pizza, like Chuck E. Cheese, gives out tickets for the games.  Both times we have been there now, I have come home with a whole envelope of tickets because we didn't have a chance to turn them in.  Oh well.  It's probably for the best.

Here are a few pictures to enjoy.  Next time you're in town, maybe we'll go to Stonefire Pizza. Maybe.  =)