Thomas, Thomas and more Thomas

"Their two, their four, their six, their eight. Shunting trucks and hauling freight. Red and green and brown and blue. Their the really useful crew." Anybody who has a little one who loves Thomas & Friends probably now has that song stuck in their heads. At least I won't be the only one. It is Thomas all the time around here. Benny is really getting into Thomas the Tank Engine. I often hear him replaying scenes from the Thomas shows he has watched (thank you Netflix). New words have crept into his vocabulary. His train cars have to be coupled and uncoupled and at times they are cross. It is fun to watch his imagination grow. So if you are wondering what to get him for his birthday, he has a few requests. He would like the "Shake, Shake Bridge" from Misty Island Rescue as well as the "Take-a-long Knapford Station". Of course he would also like to add to his engine collection with motorized Gordon, James, Edward and the Logging Locos Bash, Dash and Ferdinand. We have the trackmasters series so extra track or train cars would be appreciated too.

Benny's Birthday Party

This year Benny had a Thomas the Tank Engine party (no surprise there). I took it upon myself to make his birthday cake. I am amazed at how it turned out. It only took about 3 hours to decorate. The best part is that Benny really liked it.

Yes! It is a solid cake. I had to get a special cake pan in order to do it. Here's hoping Timmy likes Thomas too.

Here's the birthday boy! Aunt Jill, you might notice that he is wearing the shirt you got for him. It is a little big, but he didn't care.

Way to blow the candle out!

I had also made cupcakes in case the cake was not big enough. Benny had a cupcake. Do you think he liked it?
All in all, I think he had a great time at his party. He had a lot of friends to play with. Next year, I think I will only invite 4 of his close friends to keep it less hectic. At least the parties are kind of spaced out for us. Timmy is in February, Brad is in March, Benny is in July and I am in November. Then, we have fun at Christmas and it starts all over again.

Update! Update! Update!

We have been very busy the last few weeks as seen by all the posts I have done. Life is not boring here. Between trying to sell our house, potty training Benny and watching Timmy grow and explore, we have been having fun. We went up Mt. Rainier not once but twice in one week (thank you cousin Amy, it was fun). Now Benny asks to "go up the mountain" almost every day. Benny and Timmy's cousin Amy came for a visit. We are busy with church activities and play dates for Benny. Everyone here is somewhat healthy (just allergies). Enjoy all the pictures and videos.

Oh, Benny told me the other day that he wanted a Thomas the Tank Engine birthday party. He also wanted Gordon, Toby and Edward for this birthday. So, if anyone wants ideas for what to get him for his birthday, anything Thomas would work. We have the track masters system so more track would be helpful. Also puzzles and books would be good ideas for gifts as well.

A Boy and His Trains!

We have a little boy in love with trains. On Christmas day, he insisted on having every Thomas train car in his bed. Since then he is only allowed two.

We have converted our loft area from an office to Benny's play area. As you can see, we had to set up all the track. We have since scaled it down, but it still takes up most of the room.

Silly Thomas

Benny quickly found out that his motorized Thomas the Tank Engine does not just run on the tracks. Thomas now makes tracks all over the living room. By accident, Benny found that Thomas can push this squirrel. Now he asks to have Thomas do it almost every day. It is a cute video. Enjoy!

Benny's 2nd Birthday

For Benny's 2nd Birthday we had a Thomas the Tank Engine theme because of his love of trains. Here he is playing with his Thomas train set. It is motorized and has quickly become his favorite toy. We did a cupcake "cake" this year and it worked out great. As you can see, Benny ate more of the icing than cupcake. No surprise there!

We also let the kids have icecream cones. This is Benny's first time with a cone. He has had ice crean but only in a bowl. He ate as much of the ice cream he could reach. He was not that interested in eating the cone.

He had a lot of fun openning up his presents. He did very well at ripping off the paper. Here he is with his friend from church. He is looking at the big book of trucks that she gave him.

Last but not least is the cupcake "cake". As you can see, it was very cute. The Thomas toy can actually be played with. In fact, I think it is in his bed.

Overall, I think he had fun at his party. Not too many people were there and that was okay by me. Benny had friends from church come as well as some of mommy and daddy's friends. Benny really liked all of his gifts.