Cricket's 1st Train Ride

As I mentioned in my last post, Cricket got to experience her first train ride! When the first train, a loud freight, came by she was understandably a little frightened. Luckily, she had her Daddy's big strong arms to hold her. By the time our train came she was ready!

Looks pretty neat from far away. Grandpa Schalk is excited, too!

Ummm, maybe I'll just stick close to Daddy.

Sweet girl is not so sure. It was pretty loud and big for a little girl.

Our train. This is more like it!

Yes, I am the Mom who let her paint with orange paint the morning of our trip. It was a little chilly and I didn't have any other clean white shirts to change her into afterward. So, she wore her orange stained shirt to the park and the train...and had a GREAT time!

All aboard!



Wowee!

Safe by Daddy's side. xo

She is saying "bye bye train" as it headed off into the sunset.

We ended our short trip back in Riverside where we walked to one of our favorite local restaurants, Chew Chew. Yes, a play on food and trains. How appropriate!

I love to see this girl's personality shine through. She adores trains and playing with all her toy "engines" as she calls them. Is there anything better than giving your child simple joys that make them so happy? It's a wonderful gift to be a parent and see their eyes light up.

A train! A train!

We spotted a train after dinner in between two buildings. To say Cricket got a little excited would be an understatement. Oh, this girl is just the bee's knees!





Thanks Grandpa (& Grandma) Schalk for my first train ride. It was super! I love trains, but I love you both even more!

xoxo, Cricket