Nathan and I took Thomas to the Blue Planet Aquarium in Ellesmere Port over the Weekend, he loved it! He spent the whole time running round pressing his nose against the glass fish tanks in amazement shouting “Fish.” There is so much to do there, in one section of the aquarium there is a large open top tank with several sting rays in who came to the top of the tank to be stroked, it was a great family experience for us all! Our most memorable moment was the under water tunnel, where you can actually walk through a tunnel with all the fish and sharks swimming over you, its like a glass tunnel from floor to ceiling. A couple of divers were inside the tunnel cleaning the glass with long brushes, one of the divers waved at Thomas through the glass, well Thomas was amazed at the “Fish” waving at him, his eyes lit up and mouth wide open in amazement!

After several laps around the Blue Planet Aquarium, a couple of go’s on the kiddie rides and a play in the outdoor play area Thomas was knackered! We stopped for lunch half way through for a rest, but apart from that he managed to walk the whole way around! I am glad we didn’t take his buggy, to be honest I don’t think he would have gone in it anyway, he got so much more out of it being able to run around and get up close with the fish.

Last time we took him to the aquarium was 6 months ago, Nathan and I could definantly see the difference in him this time! He was so much more alert and aware of what was happenning around him. He’s also taking more now and understands a lot more now he is 22.5 months, can’t believe how quickly he is growing up.

Nathan and I are looking forward to many more special moments to come, especially over Christmas we cant wait! Thomas will take so much more in this year, I am really excited about the festive season, I keep checking all the music channels on the TV to see if the Christmas songs are on yet….I know it sounds sad but I am like a big kid I just can’t wait! xx

Today Nathan and I decided to take Thomas on a fun day at the Thomas the tank engine and friends day at the East Lancashire Railway. It was a fantastic day, all the trains were made up to represent Thomas the tank engine and his friends, they had activities, face painting, family fun and much more! Thomas loved the steam train, he was a little unsure at first with the noise from the steam train, but when it started to move he had such a big smile on his face. He kept making Choo Choo noises over and over, he loves watching Thomas the tank engine on the TV, seeing the engines live and up close was amazing to him! It was the first time Thomas has ever been on a train too so it was an extra special day, we loved seeing him enjoying himself  so much today.

After enjoying a full day at the east lancashire railway Thomas enjoyed a few hours with his nannie, my mum – Me and my mum had a good catch up, as we havn’t had much time to see eachother this bank holiday with one thing or another. Thomas enjoyed his fish pie tea at nannies and played with his toy cars on the wooden floor.

Nathan and I are just chilling now, its been a full on day! We left the house at 9am this morning and got home around 3pm – As were both tied we have treated ourselves to a takeaway and are watching the TV on the sofa. Thomas is fast asleep in his cot, he went to bed early tonight 6:30pm! He was tired from such an eventful day, I hope he is dreaming about his fun family day and how he is loved so much from his mamma and dadda    xxx