The junior conductors on a field trip

Saturday morning, we took Sonia to Centennial Park to see the big engine on display.  She loves trains, and she lit up when we told her we were going to visit one.  "Like the one my daddy rides?"  Not quite, but perhaps even more fun because this one she could run up to and touch!  We put all three kids in their train engineer hats, of course.

I don't think Sonia stopped smiling the entire time we were there.

Petey is always so photogenic and adorable when we visit this engine!

Like I have written before, it's always a good time to dance in Charlotte's world.

Checking out the backside of the choo-choo.  The design on the butt of Sonia's coat kills me.

The plane wasn't of much interest to the kids, but they made a quick pass by it as they pretended to be airplanes.

Charlotte has been learning about stop signs in school, and she exclaimed excitedly when she saw this one.  Sonia loves to hug things, so they both ran over to show the sign a little love.

Piling rocks in the train's nooks and crannies was the activity of choice.

I told you Sonia loves to hug things.

The junior conductors needed some quesadillas for lunch after their train adventure.  Sonia insisted on taking a humpback whale into the restaurant with her.

No, I did not give Peter any of my Diet Coke.  He just loves playing with straws and ice.

That girl has got that crazy eyes!

We made it back to the ranch just in time for naps (even though Sonia decided that she wanted to be a big girl like cousin Charlotte and refused to sleep -- whoops, sorry Erin).  More fun to come!