An Adventure....with TRAINS!

Last weekend GraGra and Papa Greg came to visit for some shopping and a big adventure! So, Saturday morning GraGra, Papa, and I hit the mall and other places and Daddy stayed home with the little troops. We didn't really shop all that long and we were back in plenty of time for Daddy and I to enjoy a night out at our favorite Thai place and Giant Eagle (yes, we're lame).

Anyway, on Sunday morning we were up bright and early to surprise the kiddos with a TRAIN ride and trip into the city to see the PPG Christmas displays! We previously had been just telling the kids we were going on an adventure, so all morning Colin kept telling us "This is a great adventure!"



We got off the train downtown and walked a few blocks to PPG Place. The kids enjoyed the huge Christmas tree in the square!


This was the kids' attempt at a picture with GraGra. This is as close together as they would get. Goofballs.


We visited the Wintergarden where they have this lovely tree and some model trains and a ton of community made gingerbread houses.


Colin was smitten with the trains. He walked loop after loop after loop just watching the trains go. His favorite part was watching this steam-y come out of the tunnel, time after time.

Happy, train-loving boy.


I don't seem to have a picture of Gillian, but she enjoyed herself as well. She checked out the trains and the gingerbread houses. Then she hung out with GraGra and played with a water bottle and had some crackers. She was visiting with Uncle Willis and Leah, who had joined us for the morning too. Then both kiddos got Daddy to take them outside to see the dinosaur statues.



Then we all walked over to Market Square for some lunch. Well, everyone except Colin had lunch. He ordered mac n' cheese (a favorite) and didn't eat a singe bite. G managed to eat a bite or two of her lunch and some of GraGra's lunch, so she wasn't quite as bad. But Colin was quite miserable at lunch. I think he was just plain old exhausted at this point.

So after lunch, back a few blocks, and back on the train. Such happy train riders.


We finally made it back to our park-n-ride spot and in the 15 minutes back to the house, BOTH kids were asleep in the car! They NEVER sleep in the car. I think it's been at least 18 months since they last did that! I guess our Big Adventure wore them out!