Friday, December 4, 2009

Gobble Gobble-Part 4: The Conclusion

On Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, I convinced Brad and Brandon to head up to Sacramento for a trip to the California Railroad Museum. They decorate everything in festive holiday cheer AND you get to ride a train that happens to be visited by Santa Claus. My plan was genius because
(a) Sam and Isabella would nap in the car
(b) We would get to enjoy a train ride with Santa and
(c) We'd get to enjoy an easy car drive together

Well, part C took forever since Brad started the trip off right by getting a speeding ticket as we embarked on our travels. You'll notice that both the officer and Brad are smiling about said ticket...


Since speed racer got a ticket, our drive took way longer than it normally would have. Hence, the attitudes of the gentlemen below:

Things got significantly better once we were out of the car and in the museum. Below are some of the spectacular trains they maintain:




Once we were done with the museum, we had some time to kill before we boarded our train with St. Nick. We had some truly horrible food for lunch and then we felt much better upon discovering the candy story below...There is nothing like barrels and barrels full of candy to liven the spirits:

The train ride was a lot of fun. There were lots of laughs and smiles, Isabella being the most willing participant.



Once the train ride arrived to its midway point, it was time for Santa Claus. Isabella was not a fan of the jolly man but Sam was in awe. Note the jaw-dropped and eyes-wide facial expression below....

Things got pretty boring after Santa left. His elves, meaning, the little old lady who volunteer for this kinda stuff, gave Sam and Isabella a finger puppet. As a result, a finger puppet battle ensued:

After the finger puppet wars, it was time for Sam and Tio B to practice their finger puppet suctioning abilities:



And we will close with Little Miss Laughter and the crew:

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