It began on Good Friday, Justin had the day off of work for the holiday and we had purchased tickets for an Easter train ride on the Heber Valley Railroad that departed from its Heber station at 4pm that day. We packed up the kiddos and drove to Heber and made it just in time. There were a couple Easter bunnies at the station and even baby animals to pet. We found great seats on the train and looked around and realized the ratio on our car was 90% small kids and 10% adults... go ahead and read that as there was way too many little kids that were making way too much noise from their excitement... but that's ok, right, this was a trip for Caleb! He was thrilled beyond words to be on a train. And even though he was on a train he was even more excited to see the other trains at the station through his window haha. The train ride was a painfully slow 15 minutes out, pause for 10 minutes for the engine to move to the other end of the train, then another 15 minutes back into the station. While it wasn't the beautifully scenic and romantic ride you see in the movies, it was just the right amount of time for a little kid. There were Easter bunnies that danced through the car, then stuffed easter eggs and sugar cookies were given to everyone, that was really cute and made the train ride a bit more special. After the train ride we went to Dairy Keen for dinner, which boasts itself to be the "Home of the train". They have model trains that ride on a track throughout the ceiling of the restaurant and a kiddy sized train out front with tables where kids can eat. Caleb was fascinated by the overhead train and, we should have known, barely touched any food. (I remember being the same way when I was little, we had a breakfast with the Disney characters when we vacationed to Disneyworld, I LOVED fruit but was so excited to see the characters I didn't touch any of the fruit on my plate). Anyway it was a fun evening out with the trains, right up Caleb's alley!
Saturday... Justin worked in the yard and I worked in the kitchen! I had to make a few yummy things to take to Easter dinner the next day and Justin is totally in his element in the yard. I am thankful for a husband who values a nice looking/well maintained yard! I think Justin and I went on a date that night and saw Captain America, we love getting our dates in each month! We have a date night swap with Heather going on right now and it is so nice since we both have little babes that aren't quite ready for teenage babysitters.
Sunday we had a hurried morning before church but squeezed in Easter baskets and a mini-indoor Easter egg hunt for Caleb. After church we went to Amanda's for a yummy Easter dinner. It is so wonderful to have siblings and their families close by to visit, although we don't get together with Amanda's family nearly as much as we would like. It still feels like a piece of home though when we get together.
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So cute! It was so fun to have you with us for Easter dinner! We love Dairy Keen! We go there on the way home from Heber every year! Glad you enjoyed it too!
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