Trains

We're taking Alex to a model train show this weekend!

Alex has no idea the joy he's in store for. They're advertising 100+ wooden Thomas trains for kids to play with - a ride on a miniature train - and over 50,000 sqft of model train displays!

We have a very active line near our house so we regularly get stopped at the tracks. Alex has come to love trains.

He'll hear a whistle in the distance and call out "tain". This happens both while he's asleep and in the most chaotic of atmospheres. It's quite amazing. When the weather's decent we'll crack the car windows so he can better hear all the sounds. He points and says "tain" and pumps his arm making "choo-choo" sounds. Sometimes the rail cars are shipping containers in bright colors so we call out "boo", "geen", "ed"... and when the train passes we wave "bye-bye, bye-bye tain".

We're going to have lots of fun and I promise we'll share a few pictures!