Riding the Train

Fall Break continues. On Saturday, Aunt Kelly and I took Sawyer and Xander to ride the train. Xander had never been on the train before, though countless CLS workers had tried to get him to go in the past. He told us "No train!" and "Bad boy, train!" all the way there.

And then his face lit up like this ...



And this ...





Sawyer just wanted to be silly ...



We got to get out and stretch our legs at the end of the track, looking out over the old, abandoned railroad bridge across the river ...



The boys got to stand on the front of the engine (Xander was more excited by this than Sawyer, clearly) ...



We stopped at a pumpkin patch where they could pick a pumpkin, roast marshmallows, or get a snack ...



Sawyer is bumming Aunt Kelly for her Nutter Butter snack (while holding his small pumpkin from the patch) ...



Xander is just happy to have his big pumpkin ...



And that was our day on the train. Xander didn't think he wanted to go, but he had fun once he got there. It's the story of his life. He never really wants to step outside of his comfort zone and try anything new, he likes to stick to the same schedules and routines as much as he possibly can. But we keep pushing and pulling, broadening those horizons and showing him that sometimes there's fun things to do outside of your routines!