Happy Family: October 25, 2013 Pumpkin Train Ride

One month ago, we signed up to take Alissa on a train ride. Around the same time, her daycare had taken her to a train station, but she was unable to ride the train. She was very disappointed. When I found this opportunity on a daily deal website, it seemed like the perfect solution. The hardest part for me was keeping the surprise quiet.

Around 3:00 p.m., on October 25, 2013, we left to complete our one hour journey to the train station. Our train was taking off at 4:00 p.m. On the way, mommy made a comment about the train by mistake. Alissa picked up on this immediately and became overly excited about her opportunity to ride a train. A few minutes later, our bad luck happened. At about 3:30 p.m., Steve's car lost power and he had to pull over to the side of the freeway. I was so disappointed as I knew we would not make it to the train station by 4:00 p.m. After calling the train station, my parents, and Steve's parents, a wonderful solution presented itself. The train station informed me that there were seats still available on the 5:30 p.m. train ride. In addition, Steve's parents had no plans that evening and offered to pick us up and take us to the train station. The only problem was, what do we do with the car?

I called our regular mechanic who gave us the phone number of a Tow Truck company. Upon calling the company, they could pick up the car within 45 minutes and deliver the car right to our mechanic without problem. Our wonderful mechanic, who closed at 5:00 p.m., agreed to wait until the car arrived before closing up shop for the day. All our problems were solved.

Everything worked out as planned and we arrived to the train station with 30 minutes to spare. This gave us time to walk around the train station store, pick our pumpkins from the pumpkin patch, and watch Alissa pick out a tattoo and stickers (which were all included with our train tickets).

Next, it was time to ride the train. Here are the pictures of our wonderful adventure:

Waiting for the train in our costumes. Daddy is Stuffy the Dragon, Alissa is Doc McStuffins (doctor to stuffed animals and toys), and mommy is Lambie (Docs best friend).