Monday, November 30, 2009

Continuing a Tradition

When Kelly & I were kids, dad almost always set up his model train under the Christmas tree and we had so much fun watching it go around and around the tree. We haven't gotten the train out since we moved to Tennessee, 15 years (yikes!) but something made us think about it this year and we convinced him to get it out again. Jack has had so much fun running the train, stopping it at the station to let people get on & off, shouting "all aboard" and filling the fuel train up with gas. Several pieces were broken off the set and Jarred & I have already been to the hobby store to try to find replacement parts. We soon realized that this fun hobby could get expensive fast. We can't wait for Abbott to get here to help engineer the train, too!

Jack & Popo checking out some pictures on the iPhone.

Showing them to Moma Jo.

In the box of train cars and accesories was a 3 story rooming house that had never been put together. Jarred & Dad worked on putting it together and realized why it had stayed in the box all those years. The pieces were just a tad tiny.

George enjoys the train, too.

Don't you want to come play with the train, too?

Jack & George helping repair the track.

1 comment:

Kelly Rose said...

We'll be there soon!!!