I don't thing Patrick could have been any more excited about seeing all the trains and then being able to ride on one. We rode in Grandpa's big truck with cousin Jonathan.
When we first got to the North Freedom Mid-continental Railway Museum we when into the depot for our tickets. Patrick wasn't too keen on not being allowed to go see the trains right away. Once Grandpa had the tickets in hand we went back outside to see the trains and the different types of cars. Our first stop was the caboose. Patrick climbed on well but then began to fuss and cry about "Choo-choo." Didn't want to do anything but see "Choo-choo." I took him outside to see the engine and he was as happy as can be. Evidently there is an order to seeing things in Patrick's book. Engines first!
You can't climb into the engines' cabs but we did put him on the engine for a couple of pictures. Once he was able to walk around and see the different engines he was happy to go back into the caboose and look around.
Once the train arrived we got on and found a place to sit. It was pretty warm inside the car, so we all took our jackets off and Grandpa handed out the tickets. Patrick was did well holding onto the ticket and not losing it. After tickets were punched it was time to look out the windows and watch everything go by. Santa comes through each car to say hello to each child and get his picture taken. Patrick wasn't to sure about Santa and stayed with Grandpa. When the train switched sides, Patrick moved over to Grandma's lap to see out our window. He slept great that night.
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