Train and Cow Appreciation Day

Today I took the boys to Lineberger Park to ride the train. It goes around in a big circle through a tunnel, under a bridge three times and then back to the station. It's a dollar per person per ride so that's pretty cheap.

Jack and Jaden enjoying their bank suckers and waiting for their turn.

All aboard!!! I was telling Morgan to put Jaden in the middle.

Now that's better.

Jaden enjoying the breeze in his hair. He LOVES trains. More time Mommy, more time! he said while holding up one finger.

That is why his ears and sides of his face was sticky. When you go into the tunnel they blow the whistle. After it blew he would scream yay!

We were at the playground in the middle of the train track and every time it would go by Jaden ran to the fence.

The boys going under the bridge.

Back at the station.

After the train and playground a friend talked us into going to Chick a play as Jack used to call it. It was "Cow Appreciation Day". If you dressed like a cow from head to toe you got a free meal. If you were partially cow you got a free sandwich. We fell into the second group.

Here are the boys in their cow shirts. I just cut out brown pieces of paper and taped them to white shirts. I did not have black construction paper.

Next year I am going all out like the Johnson's. They tie-dyed their shirts, painted their faces, made signs and had tails. I will plan better next year. As we left the parking lot I ran into a pregnant friend and her girls were dressed up but she was not so I gave her my T-shirt and told her to pass it on. It's been a great day and it is not even over yet... Oh yeah after that I went and got my toes did.

You can't really tell from the picture but they are pink with white tips. Like a french manicure. The lady looked at me like I was crazy when I asked her to do it like that. But a friend of mine had hers navy blue with white tips... it looked sooo cool.