All Aboard

Jack's friend Matthew was turning 4 and we were invited to a train party.  We started off at the Amtrak station in downtown Fresno....

 

 

 

 They couldn't wait to take pictures of "real life train tracks!"

 

 

 Demonstrating how to chug like a train.

 

 

 We discovered that it is physically impossible for these two to look at the camera at the same time.

 

 

 Nate was feeling right at home strolling through the station.

 

 

Now comes the sequence when Nate found out he would be riding on a train and it was chugging down the tracks right now.......

 "I'm gonna get to ride on a train?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?"

 

 

 "Whoa - there it is!"

 

 

 "This is fantastic!"

 

 

 "A train Mom - and I get to ride on it."

 

 

 "I call caboose car."

 

 

 Here comes the train.

 

 

 

After a short ride we reached our destination - PIZZA!

 These two loved hugging all day.

 

 

 And check out the size of that pizza.  Sorry boys, you have to share!

 

 

 Another friend hug.

 

 



Wow Jack, you were sure hungry!!!

 

 



 A pause in present opening to give another hug.

 

 

After pizza we got some ice cream and burned off the sugar playing at the park.

 Nate thought Sophie was especially cute.

 

 

You can have a lot of fun with a ramp...

 

 I actually bet Jack he couldn't finish the GIANT scoop / bowl / gallon of ice cream they have him.  Yes, we ordered the smallest size possible.

Guess who lost that bet...

 

 

 A couple of trains chugging on sugar highs.

 

 

 "I'm going to ask Sophie to play cars with me."

 

 

"Hey Sophie- where should we take your car?"

 

 

"What do you mean you don't want to go shopping, Nate?!?!?!?!"

 

 

 "Maybe it would be best if we just took our own cars."

 

 "I do not understand women."

 

 

 

 

 

What an awesome time we had on our first train ride!  Happy Birthday Matthew!!