On their actual birthday we gave them their big present from Matt and me and my parents. Every time we asked them what they wanted for their birthday they always said, "choo choos". Look what they got!
Matt even made an awesome box for it so they could run out and open it up.
We thought they would act really, really surprised but they just dove right into playing with the trains....it's been almost a week and they still haven't stopped! I'm pretty sure Ben has lost weight because he is now refusing to get in his highchair because that would mean he had to stop playing with the trains. A few of their trains were motorized. They turned them on and held them in their hands for 3 hours straight before the battery just died. I guess we won't be replacing those!
The weekend of their birthday we took them to Union Station to see a model train exhibit there. We thought they would enjoy it but didn't know they would absolutely love it! They especially liked the Thomas the Train that went electronically around the track.
Here is a pic of me and the boys at Union Station. Ben couldn't stand to sit still for 2 seconds when there were trains to be looked at. Seriously, that is what is happening in this picture.
After Union Station, we went to Crown Center because they also have a small train exhibit. We ate dinner at Fritz's - a place where they deliver your food to you on a train. Here is Ben wearing his conductors hat:
They have a cute little train outside of the restaurant that the boys loved playing in. Many of these pictures may look alike but I just love they expressions on their faces. They were so happy to be there!
"Hey ladies!"
Love that look!
Matt taught them to yell, "All aboard!". Here is Sam yelling it:
Here is Ben yelling it:
Sam tried to get in Ben's boxcar. Notice Sam trying to go unnoticed in the corner and Ben trying to push him out.
It was such a fun day! When we tried to leave Crown Center, Ben threw a temper tantrum and just kept saying, "I need choo choos!", "I don't' want to leave!".
I know that I don't mention the boys Aunt Jamie very much on the blog. But on their birthday I have to say that we are even more grateful for her and what she did for us now, two years later, than the day they were born! Without her, there would be no Ben and Sam! We owe her our whole life because they are our lives! I still think about her everyday and thank God for the miracle that happened to us.
Ben and Sam, you are such special little boys and we love seeing you grow and trying to make us laugh, talking in sentences, having conversations with us and each other, learning what you like and dislike, and just being all around good boys (but very silly!).
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