Choo choo!

Last week I packed up both kids (and a picnic lunch) and headed down to the North Shore Scenic Railroad to ride the train. I had talked it up all morning and Isaac was very excited. Not to mention I was pretty pleased with myself to take both kids somewhere by myself! So, we got in the car and drove down. Once there, I got Piper in the front carrier and off we went. There were a bunch of people waiting for the train. We got to the ticket booth and there was a sign saying the 12:30 train was SOLD OUT. Oh crap. What the hell was I going to do? I really considered asking the ticket lady to explain to my 3 year old why he couldn't ride the train. I decided to get tickets for the 3pm train. We headed back outside and it wasn't until we were walking away from the train that Isaac realized something was wrong. And immediately started screaming "train mamma. ride the train" and trying to pull be back toward the train. I tried explaining that we would ride the train later that day, but of course he didn't get it. I felf aweful. I decided to go over to UWS to have lunch at Eddy's office. Isaac screamed the whole way...and I mean the whole way. We finally distracted him and he settled down. Fast forward to 2:30pm and we get in the car to head back to the train. Isaac says "I no ride train, mama. Just watch it". Uh, I don't think so. In my head I was screaming "YOU'RE GOING TO RIDE THE TRAIN AND YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT, DAMMIT". Once we got there, the previous few hours were forgotten and we had a great time. :)

Getting ready to ride the train


My very cautious child held my hand for the first 20 minutes of the ride


When the train blew it's whistle, Isaac said it was "too loud" (imagine that!)


Isaac loved the train


At the end of the trip, Isaac said "come again, mama". What an adventure.