A Day out with Thomas

Happy Thursday Everyone! I spoke on Friday about our Day out with Thomas this past weekend. I have been meaning to do this post all week, but Callon has been sick with bronchitis so I have been slacking. We took Callon to a Day out with Thomas this Saturday in Calera, AL. It was sooo much fun, and it totally made his day to see Thomas or (Momas) as he calls him.

I left work early on Friday due to it being graduation day on campus. We left around 5 and headed straight for AL. We arrived at our hotel at around 9:30 that night. The drive went pretty smooth, and it was the perfect amount of time to travel. We had to stop once for food and once for a diaper change. Callon did perfect! He slept most of the way.

We booked a night at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham. It was a super nice hotel, and it was connected to the Riverchase Galleria Mall. It was nice to get to sleep in a little later that morning instead of being on the road driving. I am so glad we decided to go ahead an drive up the night before.

 

 

 

After we got up, we decided to go explore the Galleria mall for a little while. Our train ride was a 3 so we had plenty of time to grab a bite to eat and explore. Callon loved our hotel and was amazed at everything. We decided to take Callon to build a bear and let him "build" his own special animal. He quickly chose a dog to make. They had all kinds of accessories that you could purchase for your animal. Of course, Callon had to have the hat and a ball. We asked Callon to come up with the name for his new friend... He thought for a second and quickly chose "Dog" for the name. How creative! ha ha!  

 

 

 

After we finished at the Galleria, we checked out of the hotel and headed for Calera, AL. It was about a 30 minute drive from our hotel to there. Once we got there, it started sprinkling rain, but it quickly stopped shortly after. We checked in at the information tent, and they gave us a paper to get stamped at 4 stations for a free prize. They had a tent set up for a gift shop, imagination station, tattoo staion, video viewing area, and a place to meet Sir Topam Hat. They also had a man singing songs, games, sand area, bubble area, and other activities.

 

 

We let Callon visit each area until we had to be in line for our train ride. We got tickets for the Open Air car which was the car directly behind Thomas. Our ride wasn't too crowded so it was perfect! We absolutely enjoyed it & I hope to go back next year for this event!

 

 

The ride lasted for about 30 minutes, but Callon did not want it to end! He was not happy that we had to get off the train. Once we got off, we stood in line to take photos with Thomas.

 

 

 

We even took a family photo with Thomas!

 

I highly recommend this event! It certainly did not disappoint! I will put a link below for you to check to see if he will be in your area!

Link to Purchase Tickets

 

---Haley