THOMAS! THOMAS! THOMAS!We told him this morning. The jumping and screaming commenced immediately. He grabbed the remote control, turned off The Cat In the Hat, and ran for the door. In his pajamas.
I got some clothes on him, got him his engineer hat and his train whistle, and he was ready to go with Daddy! I have literally never been more jealous. I knew going to Chattanooga 38 weeks pregnant was not possible, but come on, this is the biggest moment of his little life so far and I missed it.
But, the boys had a blast! Brian struggled to get good photos due to the crowd, the sun, our lack of an actual camera, and trying to keep up with Jeremy, but I think he did an excellent job.
The REAL Thomas.
Jeremy and Thomas (the sun was behind Brian, so he could not get Jeremy's face very well).
Jeremy ON Thomas.
Jeremy playing in the toy tent. 
Jeremy is smaller than a train wheel. 
This was held at the Tennessee Valley Railroad in Chattanooga, and Brian said when they got out of the car a freight train was going past and Jeremy just stood in awe and trembled. While on the actual Thomas ride, same thing. Silent, serious, and awestruck. Trains are serious business to this kid. For others, it is a time for running around and acting like a toddler. For Jeremy Hopper, it is LIFE. You do not fool around with life, you treat it with respect while absorbing every last ounce of awesomeness. It eventually became too much for him (look at this 12 year old in Jeremy's clothes!).
When he got home, he could barely get the words out to tell me all the things he saw. He was still trembling as he told me about how big Thomas was and how huge all the other engines were. Then, he informed me he was going back tomorrow for another ride. Hmm.
I have a feeling this is a day locked away in one Junior Engineer's memory forever!!
That first picture says it all! I'm so glad he had a great day-and yeah, he aged about 9 years-did he go through a time warp on Thomas?
ReplyDeleteSO AWESOME!! Whenever I see little boys with trains, I find myself thinking about how they really are only posers in the world of trains since they clearly don't know Jeremy Hopper! Even though you missed it, I bet it was even greater for him because he was able to relive it when he told you about it!
ReplyDeleteSO love this! He is such a big boy!
ReplyDeletePrecious!!
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous, the real Thomas! Wow, Jeremy is so lucky. I know he had the absolute best time ever. He has the best Dad ever to take him too! He looks so happy and grown up.
ReplyDeleteThomas is a Tank Engine.
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