Thomas Comes To Town
This weekend Thomas the Train came to my town. My niece and nephew beat him here by a few hours and the chorus of “Are we there yet?” from the long drive in the car quickly became “Is Thomas here yet?” There are plenty of distractions at my house but no amount of legos or even the sprinkler could deter them for long. Our tickets to ride the train weren’t until Sunday, but mid-Saturday morning found us parked along the track so Dylan and Madie could catch a glimpse of that smiling blue engine.
The excitement in the house was palpable by Sunday. We usually wait for a weekday to avoid the majority of the crowds, but our schedules were not so kind this time. By nine thirty that morning we were pushing two strollers and three kids under the age of three across the field of cars near the train station. With the tents and vendors it was more like a fair than a simple train ride.
My son isn’t old enough to care, but Dylan and Madie were dressed in little conductor’s caps and eagerly straining for glimpses of the train. I took photo after photo of their excitement, their emotions blazing across their faces. I got pictures on and off of the train, waving and greeting the conductor. However, there was one shot I just couldn’t manage to get.
On previous visits to see Thomas we were able to get souvenir type photos right in front of the engine while it was in the station to reload. This time, however, we didn’t even make it halfway through the line before the train left again. With three little ones we couldn’t wait in the heat for another pass or two so we headed back to the car. That is when I got the opportunity to get almost the same photo without the staging. The engine pulls out backwards so we just lined up the kids against the railing by the tracks and snapped shots as he left. It was so simple I couldn’t believe only one other parent was doing it.
If necessity is the mother of invention, than three tired children are the perfect inspirations to think outside the box. I think the creator of Photoshop must be a mother, whomever created it has certainly made my life easier.
Photograph Mom and Child
Christy
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