Raising Maine

What fun!!! My hubby and I were just talking the other evening about getting our 5 yr.old on a train as we've had to pick up relatives from the Amtrack station several times and he always points out the train waiting in the station. What an adventure it would be to take the two younger ones on an outing by themselves! We can make any of the dates and one actually falls around our wanna-be train engineer's birthday...puff, puff, toot, toot! Off we go!!!

This would be the perfect day for my 2 1/2 year old son! He is obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine. His bedroom could be mistaken for the Island of Sodor. He knows all the trains and we even have to sing all the Thomas songs before he goes to bed at night!

Well our newly adpted son would just love this. He has a small ridable Thomas the engine, and other Thomas items. However his new Thomas item is his ball. He loves the outdoors and this ball just adds to his day. Of course the biggest event this year for thsi 2 1/2 year old would be an honest togoodness trian ride on thomas. To add to this his sister yes we have her too, and both are great. She has just begun to read and she now is trying to read her Thomas books to him. She is 5 3/4 years and will be going in the first grade in September. Well her favaorite Thomas book is where he gets a chance to bring the school kids back from a trip with Bert the bus. So this would be a double home run for the two if them. THey have been through a lot and this would be great.

My daughter has recently been transfixed on moving anything.. cars, trains, motorcycles and loves the sounds. She also happens to love the color red and now that she is mobile and talking it is great hearing and seeing her joy. My husband works two jobs and I work full time also just to maintain our family, it would be great to indulge our daughter and help her enjoy the arts.

My 2.5 year old and 15 month old love Thomas. They watch every day on tv and would love to go for a ride on Thomas.

My boys love Thomas and trains! They would love this and I would love the day in Boothbay.

Yay, Thomas the Tank Engine! My 2-year-old LOVES trains in general and has a little Thomas the Tank to ride around the house with. After having my husband be unemployed for nearly 11 months now, we'd love to do something fun this summer! And thanks so much for giving all of us a chance to win these tickets.

My two boys ages 3 and 1 are always playing with our Thomas playset and we could really use a fun family day out to see one of their favorite characters and go for a great ride as I have been going thru a battle with cancer and times have been a bit tough. Something to lift all of our spirits.

How awesome would this be for any wee tot who loves Thomas the Train,I've got 4 wee tots who think he's pretty cool! My youngest can only sign train,but he sure is working on saying it,I know he'd love a ride on one,especially Thomas! Thanks for such Great chances! You folks sure know how to make parents smile and kiddos too! Good Luck everyone!

My 3 year old son would be so excited to ride Thomas the Tank Engine. He loves anything that moves and makes noise. We have been wanting to take him on a train ride so this would be a great adventure for us!

My 5 YO is a HUGE train of fans and of course because Thomas is so cool he just adores him! He would be speechless if we could go and winning the tickts would be the only way we would be able to. That is why I would love to win them, to take him as well as my other 2 children.

My son will be 2 on August 4 and he loves trains! He says "choo choo" when he sees one. I know he would love this and it would be a nice birthday surprise for him. He has watched Thomas the Train several times and was fascinated by it. There are several fun family activities to do in Boothbay and it would be a wonderful family outing for us (husband, myself, birthday boy and 5 month old baby sister).

My little boy would just love to take a ride on Thomas the train and his little baby sister would as well. What great pictures we can take for their photoalbums! Plus, Mom and Dad could use a little mini-Maine vacation downeast- we have never been even though we were born and raised in Southern Maine! It is about time, don't you think?

I would like to win these tickets for my 3 year old daughter. She is obsessed with trains. We live in front of a train track and every day she runs out and screams she wants a ride. She asks me daily to take her 0on a trip 0n 0ne.. So to be ABle to tell her we are going on Thomas the Train, she would scream at me in disbelief. I have never been one to win prices and I am always the one standing in line wandering how i am going to get through the week after taking my kids out to do something they begged me to take them too. But i promised myself that I would give them what i never had and that is more and to get out and have memories, so to be able to take them for once and not have that weight on my shoulers would be great, even if fo one dAY.

I'd love to win because my son is mad for Thomas (never mind Percy, and the lot as well) He would be in heaven if he got the chance to see and ride on Thomas. Thanks for the great promotion.

My 3 year old son loves Thomas. He wanted to go see Thomas and I knew there was one in Pennsylvania, but was happy to find out there was one coming to Maine. Thank goodness, much less gas to use. Thank you for this promotion. It is wonderful.

My almost 4 yr old son would be so happy if he'd be able to have fun with thomas , he's been watching thomas for a long a long time (he's his favorite)

Summer is "Family Time" for us, as I teach full-time (and a part time job as well) during the school year. We've been waiting patiently for warm, sunny weather to get outside and enjoy the traditional summer activities-- and today we made it to the beach for the first time this summer! I'm looking forward to sharing more fun experiences with my 3 year-old son over the next few weeks- I know he'd flip if we got to ride on Thomas the Tank Engine! Of course, like many kids, he loves trains, and constantly plays with his Thomas toys. Riding a train would be so exciting, and give him a concrete, real-life (not to mention super-fun!) experience!

We've been to "Thomas" twice, once in Ct and once in Portland. My boys really enjoyed it! We have a boxload of Thomas trains and a train table!

I would love to take my kids to see Thomas the Train! Lucas, my three-year old loves loves loves trains. He's been on a train-kick this rainy summer. And I feel like as a lifelong Mainer I shouldn't admit this, but I've never been to Boothbay... how terrible! This would be a great reason to escape and enjoy another part of Maine's beautiful coastline. Thanks!

We would love to read this! Our 2 year old is a huge train nut and LOVES Thomas. I feel like our house could be a train museum. I spent months tripping over his trains as his train table was in our kitchen! He would really love this experience!

This would be the perfect birthday present for my 3 year old:) He will be turning 3 on August 9th, this would be his dream gift. He loves trains, especially Thomas and Percy. He spends hours on end playing with his trains in his room, but to actually see Thomas in person would just make his year. He would love to win this day out with Thomas. He has a little brother who will be turning one this week and he is teaching him how to build track and line the trains up, this would be just a perfect birthday weekend for our family!

OOOOOOOO, I would love to go and take some of my little friends! What fun we would have!

My beautiful son is a huge Thomas fan and I would love to take my family to this event. Thank-you!

My almost 2 yr old absolutley loves Thomas. He would be so thrilled to be able to attend this.

My son is 4 and is a huge Thomas fan! We would love to take him to see Thomas - what a great memory that would be...

Our daughter is 4 and loves Thomas. She saw the add on our home page and already begged us to take her. We would love to take her and see the excitement on her face! It would be a great memory for the family. Thank you....

This would be so exciting. After health issues with my family and money problems, this would be a breath of fresh air to have something to look forward too. I would love to see the expressions on my daughters face and be filled with joy.

Wow there are a lot of folks who want these tickets, but I just have to say that Angus LOVES Thomas and he has been talking about going for a ride on Thomas again since we took him when he was two, and every year since, we just haven't been able to swing it. It would be great to be able to take Angus just us (Scott and I) and have a special day just with him!

This sounds like the perfect outing! My son is a huge Thomas fan and just adores trains. After having my second child this past winter his grandmother brought him on the Polar Express Ride, to give me some time. He still talks about it. I think if we were to win these tickets it would be a great gift for my oldest (who is turning 3 Aug. 4th) but also for the family. My husband is a workaholic, i think we could enjoy some family time. Thanks! Good luck to everyone!

This contest is now over and winners will be contacted by email today. Thanks to all who entered. I wish we had tickets for everyone!