House of Beckman: Day Out With Thomas

"Wooaaahhh mommy dare he is" - Lia

On Saturday, we went to Day Out With Thomas 2015 at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami!

I first heard of DOWT last year and when I looked into it, we had just missed the events in Florida. So this year, I was determined to take my Tankie. I purchased 3 tickets ($20/person). I was so impressed with this event, I just can't say it enough.

I didn't realize, but you don't actually even have to purchase tickets to this. The tickets are specifically for taking the train ride - which we had set out to do anyway. However, if you just wanted to get a glimpse of Thomas and take a quick picture with him, and explore the activities, that would be free.

It's just really refreshing to take your kid to a fun event and not be nickled and dimed at every turn. Everything except the food, professional pictures and gift shop were totally free. That's so rare. They had so much to do: face painting, Thomas tattoo station, putt-putt golf, animal encounters, bounce houses, story telling, train tables, children's concert, bubbles, I'm probably even forgetting some things. All free! Sir Toppham Hat was also there for a photo op! There were professional photos being taken with the option to purchase, but they were totally cool with you taking your own.

The weather was great, didn't break a sweat. We were the first people there at 9AM, got right down to business and didn't wait in line for anything. Back in the car by 11:30. I did hear the next day got rained on. So the Gods were with us, we had an awesome day. Seeing the look on Lia's face when she saw Thomas was the best feeling in the world. He really was quite impressive!

If you have a fellow Tankie, don't miss this event! Here's a link to the website: http://events.hitentertainment.com/en-us/dayoutwiththomas/index.html

Had to put her pony tail, pink shorts, and necklace on so she isn't confused as a boy all day. Probably a good move, as I did not see very many girl "tankies" there.

Thomas was kind of hidden in the roundhouse, so just walking into the courtyard area of the museum, you couldn't see him right away. In fact, we were 100 feet away before I even noticed him. Since we saw him before Lia did, we were able to get a quick photo of her, "OMG THERE HE IS" face. She was very impressed, "Woaaaaaaahhhhh!"