Strasburg Nostalgia

Chocolate World wasn't the only nostalgic trip we took the kids on...while avoiding our house. We also wanted to let Boo ride a train with an authentic steam engine. This time the trip was optional for older kids (...because it's expensive...and we didn't want to pay for whiners), so, of course, everyone was eager to go. I should really try reverse psychology some time.


...and here we are, all happy to be on a train! (Except Cozy. Can you tell she's screaming?)


The fit continued for probably half of our trip, and then she decided that Sofi's lap was more comfortable than the floor.


If you're ever in Lancaster, PA, this train has the best views ever. Amish farms and cornfields.


It's a round-trip journey, so, once you reach the "destination", they move the engine from one end of the train to the other. It pulls you backwards on the way home. That was easily Boo's favorite part, since you got to see the train that had been pulling you all that time.



Doesn't he look pleased?

Once we got off the big train, Jon and Boo took a turn on the "cranky cars".


...and the big kids tried out the pump car.


Tony and Annika had to show them up. Annika thought she doing such a great job...I just couldn't break it to her that Dad was pulling up when she was pushing down.


Someday...when I have my dream house...with a grandparent cottage thru a picturesque wood...I think we need to have a cranky car track running through that little wood. Little people could take the train to Grandma and Grandpa's - wouldn't that be a fun adventure!