A Train Ride To The Beach

Ok, so maybe we didn't really take a train ride to the beach . . . .

Today was an awesome day filled with family fun. We packed the kids into the car and took the hour and a half trip to Bay Beach and the Train Museum.

First stop was Bay Beach. I hadn't been to Bay Beach in probably eight years. It was way better than I remembered it! The awesome thing is, there were LOTS of rides for little kids. In fact, I think there were more little kid rides than big kid ones - which made my kids VERY HAPPY!

At first I wasn't sure if Kadin would even go on any rides. When we went to the Welfair earlier this summer, it took all my coaxing to get him on the little choo-choo train. I'm not sure if it was the fact that his little sister was running to get on all the rides, or perhaps he's just gotten a little more brave . . . . but he had a blast riding on everything he possibly could. It was great! Check it out . . . . .

Kadin & Bella as fighter pilots!

Grab your life vest . . . it's time to go boating!

Who can resist the lady bugs?

All aboard! Then after a quick lunch stop, it was on to the "Ooo-Ooo Ains" as Bella calls them. She LOVES trains. She gets excited everytime she sees or hears one. She will instantly start singing the Thomas song when she sees anything that has Thomas The Train on it.

I was particularly interested in seeing how she would react being so up-close to these trains. Honestly, I don't know who enjoyed the train museum more . . . Brian, myself or Bella. We all loved it. I was so surprised that we actually got to go inside these really old trains. They smelled like musty old fabric and they had dim lights that would light the way. It was so cool. My only complaint is that we got there so late, we didn't get enough time to explore everything.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the museum . . .

Kadin & Bella in the engine - notice all the red gadgets to the right - way cool!

Brian shot this picture of us from outside the train.

I really like this picture because Brian just happened to snap this as we walked past.

I like this shot because you can see part of the train - too bad my eyes were closed. UGGHH!

Check out my favorite picture of the day. It's over on the side-bar and it's my wonderful family in front of the giant train wheels - it really puts into perspective how huge those wheels are!