We had an absolute blast today riding the mini trains at Bittercreek Railroad in Arroyo Grande. One of the architects at Ellen's work is a member of the railroad and he invited us out-- whenever we pointed him out, James would say "there's mommy's fwriend Aron" (well, it sounded more like Aihrwen). There's about 1.5 miles of track and the ride takes about 20 minutes-- we went around the track a total of 9 times during the 5 hours we were there, which means we traveled 13.5 miles of track! Talk about sore bottoms! Both kids did great (no naps other than Cate taking a snooze in the backpack for a bit) and thoroughly enjoyed their time (Cate kept trying to clap her hands-- a new trick of hers).
We thought maybe we'd be there for a short time, take a couple rides (that's what we've done in the past), and then be on our way but James was so excited today (we haven't been here since before Cate was born) he kept begging for one more ride. At every bend and turn he was shouting out "there's a tunnel! mommy we're going through a tunnel!" or "here's the silver bridge daddy!" or even "i wanna go through the tunnel again!" (he's all about tunnels & bridges right now). It was like being at the Disneyland for train fanatics but without the horrific lines and crowds. James kept saying "I wanna be here aaaaallll day!"
Best. Day. Ever.
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What a fun day! My kids would think they have died and gone to train heaven. We will try to fit that in the next time we come out. What a blast! Aimee
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