No dogs this weekend.
I had to work most of Sunday. Big weekend work stuff going on.
So I wanted to do something different with Brad on Saturday, something fun to do together.
We went to the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. A small road trip to the largest Railway Museum in the US.
I got the idea earlier last week on the train into work. A 3 year-old boy and his dad sat with me. The boy talked the whole way and was just so adorable, he had a Thomas the train backpack and hugged it and told me it was his friend. He really loves trains, all of them, not just Thomas, and told me about him and his dad going to the museum some time ago.
It was free admission on Saturday when we went, they only charge when trains are running to cover costs for rides. They have steam, electric and diesel engines and trollies that run. They have a used bookstore with old train maps and logs too. And tons and tons of trains!! Real old ones too.

Thomas the train is coming in August, I think we might go back with our nephew Shawn and Brad's sister and husband. Sounds fun.

Activities during the Day Out With Thomas event:

20-minute ride with Thomas the Tank Engine
Meet Sir Topham Hatt
Clowns
Puppet Shows
Magic Shows
Live Music
Thomas & Friends™ Storytelling and Video Viewing
Thomas & Friends Playtable
Balloon Animals
Thomas & Friends Coloring
Temporary Tattoos of Island of Sodor Friends