See the little pufferbellies, all in a row

Decided at last to take a break from my busy freelance schedule and have a true day off with the family.  Cecily said we could take a roadtrip anywhere I wanted, so I chose a nearby tourist railroad.  This would be little Tori's first exposure to steam railroading.  Of course, she was delighted... 
  Yes, that's a fleck of railroad soot on her forehead.  She was actually a pretty good sport about it all, and traveled in mom's Mayan sling for the train ride. 

I got a little time for much needed R&R as well, photographing the trains...

At the end of our adventure, we were all pooped...

The li'l one was great in the car ride...needing only one roadside pitstop for food and a change.  Most of the time was spent like this...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

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Slang of the day: pufferbelly: a steam locomotive, usualy a small switching loco

Comments

[Cecily]

You so stole my post. LOL.

[SusieJ]

Beautiful photos! And not just because the subjects are beautiful.

(And J sings "Pufferbellies" to j too.)

[Elizabeth]

Ah, you have a car sleeper! That's the BEST. My daughter had a hard time with the car for the first 6 months, and it made going places a bit difficult, to say the least. Then all of a sudden she turned into a car sleeper, too. If Tori ever does get fussy in the car, my favorite trick is turning on the radio to static - REALLY loud. Should calm the fussies. Picked that one up from the Happiest Baby on the Block, which has some great baby soothing tips.

[Nina]

*SO* lucky to have a car sleeper. For the first year of my eldest son's life (till we could turn around his carseat) i had to sit in the backseat with him because he would scream till he turned blue if i didn't. I wasn't a driver at that time but it still sucked. Sounds like ya'll had a great adventure!

[melissa]

You have a lovely daughter. And, now I've got the Pufferbellies song running through my head...

[Julie]

Oh. Now I get it. I always thought pufferbellies were some little bird. THANK YOU for the clarification. Though the birds were fun to imagine- like those little tiny guys who take dirt baths sometimes.

[Julie]

Oh. Now I get it. I always thought pufferbellies were some little bird. THANK YOU for the clarification. Though the birds were fun to imagine- like those little tiny guys who take dirt baths sometimes.

[Ruth]

Down by the station, early in the morning, see the little pufferbellies all in a row ....

What a lovely outing. My kids used to love going to the train museum near our old house.

[siobhan]

Love the photos! Cecily looks a little sleepy too. ;)
I am looking forward to reading about many fun filled family adventures!

[Menita]

Those girls of yours...You are a lucky, lucky man, Charlie : )

[Sarah]

I love the picture of Cecily and Tori--Cecily looks truly happy.

[Elena]

Wow, look at those cute chubby cheeks!

[Gina]

I thought pufferbellies were flowers. LOL!

Love the photo from the car. Beautiful.

Glad you had a good day out.

[Heather]

Great pictures!! Looks like you all had alot of fun. And as some have mentioned, car sleepers ROCK. Whenever I needed my sweet son to sleep and he refused, I'd pop him in the car seat, and BAM - 10 minutes later he was a asleep. Highway driving worked best. It also works when mommy (or daddy!) just needs a break.

[Susie]

What a great day. My husband grew up in Lambertville, and every time we visit his parents, we have to go on the train. The kids love it, but I confess my husband's been taking me on that train since long before we became parents...

Also, that picture of Cecily and Tori? It actually made me a little teary.

[Jane]

Awwwwwww. So sweet.

[Amy]

I don't think I have ever 'seen' Cecily look so damned happy :)

[Stephanie M]

I love her double chin!
The train looks sooo neat!
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