Easter train

There is a train line near our home that offers a variety of themed train rides throughout the year.  The have holiday rides and even bring Thomas the Train to town.  They were offering an Easter train ride, so we decided to give it a try.


The boys were excited for the train ride - they had all sorts of questions about the train.  Many we didn't know but were able to learn on the ride.


We're ready to go!  Thankfully we had a beautiful day!


The train cars were from the 1930's and you could tell they had hauled many passengers in their life.  However, the seats were comfortable and the train was clean.  It was nice that the seats were facing each other - made it easier to chat.

 
The Easter bunny was in one of the train cars and they dismissed a few families at a time to go back and see him.  We had to walk through several train cars to get to him. When going between the cars, you just had to stay on the center of the walkway and not step on a certain area.  I think Scott and I likely had death grips on the boys when we walked between cars!

Karsten was excited to see the Easter bunny (FYI, he informed me that this was NOT the REAL Easter bunny) but Liam would have nothing to do with him.  He was excited as we were walking to see the bunny, but when he got close to the bunny, he burst into tears and wouldn't let go of Scott.


That silly Easter bunny tickled Karsten!


Since people were walking between the train cars to get to the Easter bunny, the train had to move pretty slowly.  This meant that the ride to the site of the egg hunt was about 45 minutes to an hour.  The boys enjoyed looking out the window for a while, but then started to play.


How cute are they?!


When we got to the site of the egg hunt, the boys went to their respective area for the hunt.  Next year they'll be in the same age group for all of these hunts!  My mom and I went with Liam while my dad and Scott went with Karsten.






Scott said Karsten's egg hunt was like a mad dash with the kids sprinting from egg to egg.


He had just found out that Liam found one of the 'special winner' slips in one of his eggs, and he was NOT happy.  Thankfully, when the conductor came to let Liam choose his 'prize', he said Karsten could choose one as well.  That was very kind of them.  Liam selected a kite and Karsten chose a jump rope.


On the way back to the train station, they played a few games on Grandma and Papa's phones.


What a fun day!  Thanks Grandma and Papa!