All Aboard for Alex's Birthday!

Back in January, we discovered the Orange County Model Engineers and their free train rides for the public every third weekend of the month. Well, it worked out that one of those weekends fell right before Alex's birthday. So of course we had to have the party over there. Some of the kids from Alex's class were able to make it as well as some cousins.


Our baby is 7 years old! Make a wish sweetie.


Alex's friends Joseph and Amanda in the baseball caps.


JC and Jasmine enjoying the ride.


Alex goofing around with Uncle Tason.


Alex's friend Andrew.


Leila gobbled up the chocolate cake.




Cousin Abigail havin' some fun.


Alex's friends Mason and Zion.


Oma zooms by with cousin Tanner.


Even Miss Lori from Newland School stopped by to visit


My friend Brenda and her son Zion.


The grandparents riding the train.


Alex and me singing Happy Birthday on the kazoo.



Alexander at Disneyland on his Birthday.

Fullerton Train Day

A few weeks ago, Fullerton held a train festival at their train station parking lot. There were model trains galore, as well as full-size trains from Amtrak and other private charter companies. We went right after church and took 2 kids, Ichiro and Nicole, from church along with us.

There's a company called LA Rail, which was refurbishing some old Pullman sleeper cars and dining cars. I guess they do charter trips to New Mexico and Seattle, as well as day-trips to the San Diego area. The train cars still needed a lot of work, but I would love to take a trip on them. Very cool and Art Deco looking.

Ichiro and Nicole




Inside the huge tent of model trains


The original locomotive from the Disneyland Railroad


post by Armilyn