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  • Checking Out the Old Trains

    Another Day Out with Thomas

    We first met up with Thomas, the cheeky blue engine, two years ago. We missed it last year because we…
    August 18, 2014
  • Full-Sized Thomas the Tank Engine, Pulling Passenger Cars

    A Day Out With Thomas

    We recently drove out to Union, Illinois, to the Illinois Railway Museum for a Day Out with Thomas. It was…
    August 28, 2012
  • Eleanor’s Third Birthday Party

    My little conductor train engineer turned three at the end of April. The big conductor train engineer turned 34, two…
    May 7, 2012
  • Train Party Invitations (Free Printable)

    We're having a party for Eleanor's third birthday soon. She loves trains, and while searching google images for "Little Golden…
    April 19, 2012
  • Checking Out the Old Trains

    Another Day Out with Thomas

    We first met up with Thomas, the cheeky blue engine, two years ago. We missed it last year because we spent the summer up in…

    August 18, 201413 commentsMy Life, Parenting
  • Full-Sized Thomas the Tank Engine, Pulling Passenger Cars

    A Day Out With Thomas

    We recently drove out to Union, Illinois, to the Illinois Railway Museum for a Day Out with Thomas. It was a little odd to see…

    August 28, 201228 commentsMy Life, Parenting
  • Eleanor’s Third Birthday Party

    My little conductor train engineer turned three at the end of April. The big conductor train engineer turned 34, two days later. The party invitations…

    May 7, 201254 commentsHolidays, My Life, Parenting
  • Train Party Invitations (Free Printable)

    We’re having a party for Eleanor’s third birthday soon. She loves trains, and while searching google images for “Little Golden Books Trains”, I came across…

    April 19, 201290 comments'F' for Freebies, Holidays
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