An Afternoon of Trains!

Our friends had recently taken their son on a short train ride up to San Juan Capistrano and it sounded like fun, so we got the crew together, called up our friends, and rode down to the train station. The plan was for Anna & me to take the babies up to the next station and meet the boys for dinner while Matt & Nick rode the train along with Waylon & Aaron. The plan worked out, and the bonus was, we got pictures!

Here we are waiting at the station. Notice Jonathan fully looking at the camera! Matt was still convinced he didn't want to ride the train, and that it would be "too loud, Mommy!"

Matt was still a little leery about the plan, but he was looking down the tracks for the train while Jonathan and I made goofy faces at each other.

We're looking for the train while Jonathan smiles for the camera! He cracks me up!

The boys were preparing for the train to arrive. Matt & Waylon still look a bit skeptical of the whole plan, but Nick & Aaron smiled through it all!

I think the train might be coming!

Now he's looking over his mommy's big head to see the train. Apparently I was in his way!

Choo choo!

So he was right, it was a bit too loud for him at first. Notice Jonathan looking for the camera, pacifier and all!

Since the boys just rode up to the next station, it took Anna & me a bit to get up there. The boys walked over to the petting zoo near the station and peeked through the fences at all of the animals. Luckily the petting zoo was closed so their daddies didn't have to say no when they asked to go in.

Waylon and Matt made friends with the pig.

Because the petting zoo was closed, so was the road. The boys chased each other up and down the road, looking at everything along the way.

Apparently they took turns chasing each other.

After Anna & I got there, we were able to corral the gang and go eat burgers at Ruby's diner. They had a train going along the ceiling which kept the boys quite entertained during lunch.

There was a big train over the booths, along with the tracks on the ceiling.

Waylon & Matt look a bit more trusting of the fun afternoon!

The kids' menus turned into boats and the boys were given stickers to put on the boats too. They had too much fun!