A Treat for Train Brain

Last summer, some friends of ours gave us this train set they’d used around their Christmas tree when the kids were little. They were moving, and they knew that Aiden would love it. So we’ve been keeping it very secret in the basement all this time, and last night after A went to bed, Chad set it up. The boy was beyond thrilled this morning. The only down side was a lack of C batteries to make it go. So he spent much of the day just sitting under the tree and gazing at the train with adoring eyes.

And then he set up his stuffed animal friends so they, too, could gaze adoringly at the awesomeness.

Finally, after a trip to Home Depot, the train was on the move. Both of my boys were really happy.

I was enjoying the smiles and shrieks of glee.

And this just cracks me up. Myles came in to snarf my face just as we took the picture.

If you notice in the above-photos, he was staring at me the entire time I was taking photos of the guys watching the train. He just wanted to sit by me, and this was his first opportunity.