Choo Choo!

A couple of months ago I found a train enthusiast group that offers free rides to the public once a month.  The Houston Area Live Steamers is a "club devoted to live steam modeling with emphasis on model trains large enough to ride."  Jaden and I decided to go take a look.  He's really into trains right now since his Kindermusik class has been singing about the Allee Allee-O train that runs through the zoo.  He was so excited!  He kept pointing to the trains and saying Choo Choo!  I thought it was cute, seeing all these older men hanging out and playing with their trains.  =D  The club doesn't charge for the rides and you can ride as much as you want, so you wait in line, ride the train, then go back to the end of the line if you want to ride again.  The ride takes you down a track that has little train stations, water towers and train crossing signs, through some wooded areas and back to the station.  By the time we got back to the station after our ride, there was a 45 min wait.  It was already getting pretty hot so we grabbed a t-shirt and a hat for Jaden and headed home.  Fun outing!   

Waiting in line.

Hanging out.

The train before ours.

Old guy asking us not to stick our arms out to take

pictures because the trees will "eat our cameras".

Lovin' the pants!  =D

Getting ready to go.

Going through the camera eating trees.

Tried to take a picture around the guy in

front of us without getting busted.

Wearing my hat and having a snack!