Train Ride Birthday Surprise!

From books about trains from the library, to Thomas train videos, to his new train set from Christmas, this boy is obsessed with trains. To keep with the theme we surprised him with a day on the Austin Steam Train. When we arrived he was asking everybody he saw, "can I go on a train ride?"

This face perfectly describes what this little boy was feeling before boarding the train.

Dantzel was along for the ride.

He we are in our train car, built in 1948 which was coupled directly to the engine! Brett spent most of the ride standing on his seat with his nose glued to the window... and he was one of the first passengers to see something crazy (see video below).

Brett was fascinated with this cool looking diesel engine. After the train ride he was anxious to get home and make a new track for his trains.

Pooped.

Truck vs. Train!

About 15 minutes into Brett's first train ride, with his nose glued to the window, he saw our train hit the front end of a flat bed semi-truck. The driver of the semi was a little too far into the intersection! We were shocked, and Brett couldn't stop talking about it. Talk about adventure!