Mommy Brain

This was such a fun fun event! My meetup group set up a get together in Old Sacramento for us to all ride the Spookomotive Train! It was the girls’ first time on a train, and they loved it. My Meetup group set up the get together… and it was a great idea! We all met at the train station at 10am, in hopes to get a good seat, and a discounted ticket at a group rate. Sure enough, there were enough people to get a group rate! Once we got our tickets, we went and got in line. They were still checking the train for safety issues. Once we were ready to board, we had the choice of going left to an open air car, or going right to a closed car. We went right.

The car was so cool! It was decorated up for Halloween with skeletons, bats, crows and spiders all over the place!

We got to choose our seating, and wouldn’t you know it, the girls wanted to sit with meemaw & peepaw more than they wanted to sit with mommy and daddy… Go figure! LOL. They had fun hamming it up for peepaw and his camera though.. it was so cute. On the way out, we got to visit with Alice in Wonderland and the White Rabbit. The girls were just loving it. They were given a cute little ring, they had to wear the rest of the trip. The train went about 15 mins down the track, and stopped at a transfer, where they detached the engine, and brought it to the rear of the train, which would now become the front… Oh! That was our car! They allowed people to come to the “front” of the car and watch as they brought in and attached the engine. It was pretty cool….

Once the engine was hooked up, we began on our way back to the station. On the way back, we had Dorothy and the Witch in our car. We didn’t get to visit with them much. They seemed to have something else going on. It’s ok though.. I think the girls were just in awe of what they saw outside the window. They were on the side that faced the river, so they saw boats, and bridges, and just loved telling everyone who would listen what they were seeing. It was so cute.

We arrived back at the train station, and they really didn’t want to get off of the train. As we were getting off of the train, one of the conductors told us about the Polar Express that’s coming to Sacramento in time for Christmas. We got so excited about that one, that I went back to the ticket counter to find out more information. We were offered a chance to buy the annual membership and once we found out the benefits, we couldn’t say no! Now we can ride the Santa Train for free!!! WOO HOO!!! The girls will just love that one! Now that we’re members, we can visit the museum for free as well! We plan on taking advantage of that feature often!

I highly recommend the Spookomotive for anyone who loves trains and wants to have a fun little ride for the kids! Once you’ve ridden that train, I’ll bet you’ll be as hooked as we were. Just seeing the smiles on the girls’ faces was all it took for us! Get a membership! Help keep the Rail Road Museum alive!

Oh .. and just because I think this picture is just absolutely gorgeous…. Here are my girlies…

photo taken by Ana Maria Photo.com