North Carolina and Thomas the Train

We had a BLAST in North Carolina last weekend. We drive in on Friday, went to a Super Target for a while and then hit Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner. Paul has been missing wings for a while so he was glad to get there! And Natalie did so great with eating and even got a "Wild One" hat to wear.

Saturday morning we were up early. We went to the NC Transportation Museum to see Thomas. We got a few pictures with the train and then wondered around until it was our turn to ride Thomas. Natalie got to go through a child-size maze and got a Thomas umbrella. We then waited in line for our turn to ride. Natalie LOVED the train ride. It was a quick ride (about 25 minutes) but Natalie loved the ride. We sang "I've Been Working on the Railroad...with the word "Thomas" instead of "Dina" and clapped for Thomas for giving us a ride. We then hit the roundhouse to see all of the model trains and a few Thomas train tables. We then stood in line to see Sir Topham Hatt, although Natalie was too scared to actually meet him.

Our dear friend Tsvetanka and her husband Mark met us while we were waiting in line. We heading to a park with them that had so many things to do: carousel, petting zoo, paddle boats, putt-putt, and more. Natalie LOVED the turkey and HATED the carousel!

After having lunch with our friends, we headed into Charlotte to go to Trader Joe's. We miss TJs SO SO SO much from Tucson. So we loaded up the car with lots of goodies and then headed home. Enjoy the pictures!

First Mommy Heart Attack

So yesterday was an eventful day in our house. I was getting ready to go to my SAT prep class and Natalie was playing on my bed. I saw her bump her head on the foot board and she immediately started screaming. By the time I got to her, I could see blood on my sheets. I immediately unwrapped her and saw her mouth was full of blood. My first thought was that she had knocked out her teeth! I rushed her into the bathroom, had her spit out all the blood and saw no teeth missing. But her teeth were bleeding profusely, so I figured one was probably loose. I called Paul, and with Natalie hysterical in my arms, told him to come home immediately. I then called her pediatrician who said to bring her right in. By the time Paul got home, we were in the car and ready to go. After 2 doctors checked her teeth, we were relieved to hear that no teeth were loose. (And a friend who is a dentist in Corsicana told me she was probably ok..but to check and make sure her teeth don't start to darken, as that may be a sign of nerve damage..thanks Dr. Pillans!) By dinner time she was eating like her normal self (once she figured out to chew on the other side) and then was running around like nothing had ever happened. Twice today she has said "tooth hurts" but I don't know if that is her remembering yesterday or they still hurt today. I'm covering my bases with Tylenol!

THOMAS

We just got our tickets to meet Thomas the train in North Carolina in a few weeks. I mentioned it to Natalie and now it is all she talks about. You get to take a 25 minutes train ride on a Thomas replica and then they have other Thomas themed activities as well! We can't wait! Will post up pictures after our trip!