Surprise Cole..Its Thomas!

The Bertinos with Sir Toppem Hat


LEts get washed!


THeres Thomas pulling the train!


The Ghetto!


COle ready for the surprise!

On Saturday, we surprised Cole and took him to see the "real" Thomas the Tank Engine! Cole was super excited when we pulled up to the track and there was Thomas on the rails! They had all kinds of tents set up (not as nice as I'd thought) so the kids could play trains, see Sir Toppem' Hat, get
washed" like a train..etc. The highlight was riding on a train pulled by THomas. For me, the highlight was the tour through the ghetto to get there! I mean...the ghetto of East St. Louis...yes for those not in Missouri, it was ranked #3 most violent citites or something!
Anyways...we had a ball...for those of you who watch John and KAte Plus Eight...they definately had an upgraded tour!