TRAINS.
Shortly after his birthday, Clyde discovered trains. And he's been seriously obsessed ever since. Luckily, the amazing former preschool teacher Grandma Pam had several different kinds of trains (and tracks) on hand just waiting to be played with again.
Every Sunday morning on PBS there's a Thomas the Tank Engine episode, so Clyde often recreates storylines as he plays, which is hilarious. Thanks to Quinn's childhood love of all things Thomas, my mom even had several little Thomas trains that she let Clyde borrow.
He gets SO intense with his "Woo-woo"-ing. So funny.
Of course, it wasn't long until Thomas paraphernalia began to invade our home, starting with Thomas, Percy, and Salty bath toys, courtesy of Clyde's indulging daddy.
The books also streamed in, mostly thanks to Grandma Pam's sharp eye at the library bookstore. It's crazy how Clyde can name every character, although his favorites are Thomas, Percy, and Harold the Helicopter.
Poor Will 'gets' to like whatever Clyde likes, so trains it is!
Thomas shoes - oh, yeah! Clyde has always worn hand-me-down shoes (thanks cousin George!) but he recently needed new sneakers and he obviously had to have these. Not only do they light up, but they also help him to run REALLY fast:
So, we are definitely all about trains around here. Although Clyde hasn't turned his back completely upon his previous obsessions, sometimes he plays with Lightning McQueen and Thomas (which would obviously make a great straight-to-DVD kid's movie). Chuck even pulled out our Christmas train and set it up for a few weeks in the bonus room; Clyde was in heaven! We (and Santa) are banking on the train obsession to stick around for a while - all aboard!
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P.S. Happy Veteran's Day, especially to my sweet Grandpa Braden.
Shortly after his birthday, Clyde discovered trains. And he's been seriously obsessed ever since. Luckily, the amazing former preschool teacher Grandma Pam had several different kinds of trains (and tracks) on hand just waiting to be played with again.
Every Sunday morning on PBS there's a Thomas the Tank Engine episode, so Clyde often recreates storylines as he plays, which is hilarious. Thanks to Quinn's childhood love of all things Thomas, my mom even had several little Thomas trains that she let Clyde borrow.
He gets SO intense with his "Woo-woo"-ing. So funny.
Of course, it wasn't long until Thomas paraphernalia began to invade our home, starting with Thomas, Percy, and Salty bath toys, courtesy of Clyde's indulging daddy.
The books also streamed in, mostly thanks to Grandma Pam's sharp eye at the library bookstore. It's crazy how Clyde can name every character, although his favorites are Thomas, Percy, and Harold the Helicopter.
Poor Will 'gets' to like whatever Clyde likes, so trains it is!
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And now, for the 'piece de resistance':
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Thomas shoes - oh, yeah! Clyde has always worn hand-me-down shoes (thanks cousin George!) but he recently needed new sneakers and he obviously had to have these. Not only do they light up, but they also help him to run REALLY fast:
So, we are definitely all about trains around here. Although Clyde hasn't turned his back completely upon his previous obsessions, sometimes he plays with Lightning McQueen and Thomas (which would obviously make a great straight-to-DVD kid's movie). Chuck even pulled out our Christmas train and set it up for a few weeks in the bonus room; Clyde was in heaven! We (and Santa) are banking on the train obsession to stick around for a while - all aboard!.
P.S. Happy Veteran's Day, especially to my sweet Grandpa Braden.
6 comments:
Will looks like Cody to me in the bath photo. What cute boys. Oscar went through a major train craze too...so fun.
How cute is that the same thing happened to Deion shortly after his bday about trains.
That is great! You mentioned your mom's preschool and I just took a trip down memory lane. She was awesome. My most vivid memories were playing the duck game and singing "I knew and old lady.."
He's got Braden cheeks, and it's adorable and edible!
Your boys are so cute!!!
Preschool memories came back for me too--I was so lucky to teach some of the cutest 3 and 4 year olds in the world for 15 years!! And now I get to watch these two sweet boys go through those same years and enjoy it all over again. Lucky me!
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