Dutch Wonderland and Day Out with Thomas

Last weekend we took a mini-trip with the boys up to Amish town to treat them to a fun adventure. Figure they may not get a chance after #3 arrives. Saturday afternoon we started out at a fabulous hotel - the Best Western Eden Resort (which comped us a free meal and upgraded room since they were running 30 minutes behind check in). Perhaps it was that they just felt terribly sorry for me- pregnant, holding a Pillow Pal and pack-n-play as I clutched Ben's hand as he did the pee-pee dance in the lobby. The room and yummy food made up for any downfalls with the overbooking.

After we settled in, we hit up Dutch Wonderland and the boys were skeptical at first. Seth had to drag Ben down this slide to get things rolling. After that it was a little smoother sailing, though AJ still seemed frightened. Perhaps his cold had him down, poor guy!

Here is a video of us on the Train at Dutch Wonderland. It only took 20 minutes in line and some heavy coaxing on AJ but it was certainly fun! Check out all the fun lights in the background!!

Sunday we awoke and grabbed a fab breakfast buffet and set off to Strasburg to see Thomas! They were already dressed for the part and they were a huge hit with the patrons at the hotel.

Arrived at Strasburg, immediately spent $30 on unecessary toys and waited in line to ride Thomas.

Ben enjoyed it, AJ was still a little timid. In the end it was the highlight of their trip (according to Ben)

Video of Thomas

Another fun pitstop was visiting the Choo Choo Barn - a 1,700 foot space set up to house an amazing model train display. We were impressed.

Arrived home, safe and sound thanks to a little help from Toy Story 3 and Sonic. Can't wait to take the trip again - it was definitely something we'd recommend to others!!!