and there's more

I know.  You're probably really tired of train pictures.  But this is my life, friends.  I'm kind of tired of train pictures, too.  For the last 3 years, we've indulged Fletcher's obsession as much as possible, just because he has such a passion for trains!  And I do love seeing him so happy.  Unless Rowan can move past her princess obsession and into something more interesting to the rest of us, trains are the family go-to fun.  Brian thinks trains are cool (left over from his own childhood obsession).  Both grandfathers think trains are cool.  And now Fletcher has spent time with my Uncle Fred who thinks trains are REALLY cool.  So we went to see some real trains.  Historical, beautiful trains.  We rode one, too.  I even had a little bit of fun.

 Great Uncle Fred and Fletcher really had some intensive discussions on the train ride.  I think one of the discussions included a warning about sticking your head out of a moving train.  I overheard something about a head rolling down the track.  Oh, uncles.  They're so good at providing fodder for playground stories and/or nightmares.

 Rowan likes a train ride as much as the next person, but she needed a little extra entertainment.  Tickles from my dad kind of helped.  Brian was playing the straight man, apparently.

 We spent a whole hot, sticky afternoon at the train museum, and we were all ready to leave at the end of the day.  Except for Fletcher and Uncle Fred.  I think they'd still be there if they had gotten their way.

And they would be perfectly happy.