TRAINS!

We went to the IL Railway Museum in Union today. AJ has been OBSESSED with trains, so we were sure it would be a bigger hit than last year. It was. He had a blast. I got plenty of video, but not many still photos. All the cameras are broken, so I had to use my phone.

Since it is Memorial Day weekend, the train people had a camp set up and reenactments of WWII going on all day. We saw an air raid, a skirmish between Allied and Axis troops, and many soldiers marching all morning. You know, they get really into the characters. Sort of like those people at Medieval Faires. Anyway, we rode an Interurban train from 1907 and the Nebraska Zephyr circa 1937.

It was very hot. Excuse my hair.
Last year, the minute the train started moving, AJ fell asleep. Here we are in Sept 2009.
This vid shows AJ today and how much he enjoyed his first ever train ride.

We sat under a tree and watched the streetcars run every few minutes.

When it was time to leave, he had a tantrum. Such is life.