This weekend Carl went away on a kayaking trip and I was left with the boys for four days to amuse them 100% by myself. This was going to be a daunting task and I had been dreading it for months. Luckily I have the support of friends and family in the area so we were very very busy those four days, but my very favorite activity was when we went with Grandma to see Thomas in Fillmore.
The very first thing we did when we arrived was not eat and fill our very hungry bellies. Nope we went and played in the Thomas train area. It was a kid only zone with no parents allowed. This made for some interesting observations. It was fascinating watching Erik be in there with a bunch of other children because he is home 100% of the time with me and doesn't have to fight it out in daycare like a lot of these other children. So when Erik was faced with a bunch of children he couldn't figure out how to dive right in and play. He walked around that table about 4 times trying to figure out how it worked, how to get a train and where to play. Grandma eventually intervened and asked one of the helpers to give him a toy train. He still continued to walk around trying to find a space that belonged only him. I guess this is really a preview of what Erik will be like in preschool. I think once he got comfortable he held his own and played a bit more, but he wasn't aggressive and didn't really get upset. He just tried to find his place in the chaos.
The most exciting part of the day was the boys very first train ride. Carl was a little jealous about this and wanted me to take lots of pictures because he was going to miss this big moment. The entire drive to Fillmore and a day before I had been building up the train ride for Erik trying to make it as exciting as possible. He didn't disappoint. Once we were on that train he was bubbling with excitement and couldn't wait for the train to move.
It was a long day and we had lots of fun and I think Elliot's brain grew yet again by having these small experiences. The end of the day the boys were cranky and ready to go home, but were definitely good sports about the whole adventure.
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