National Train Day

Saturday, May 8th was National Train Day all over the country! It is only the 3rd year they have done, so it is not in all the major cities in the U.S. Luckily for us, D.C. is one of the cities that celebrates Train Day! Reed was absolutely ecstatic to see some "choo choos."

We headed downtown to Union Station and picked up Grandpa Rowberry along the way. He was able to bring a camera, since ours was not working, so we actually have some pictures of all the festivities! The place was packed with more stroller, babies, kids, parents, and grandparents than I have ever seen at one time in D.C. I saw numerous Phil & Ted's double strollers, and, yes, I pined after each of them. Ah well, our Sit & Stand works just fine.

There were tons of model trains up running in every direction. There were even little cities with parking lots, cars, trees, buildings, etc. It was awesome! There were some tours of actual train cars and such, but the line was literally at least a 1-hour wait. We bypassed that and went to the free picture line, a 5-minute wait. They took a fun family photo and printed on a red train picture.

We also got to see one of the best little bands that I have ever seen. They are a group from McLean, VA called Rocknocerous! They are always so fun! We saw them at a free concert in the park a couple times last year. All of their songs either teach something good to do (like wear sunscreen) or teach something about history (like when the first men landed on the moon). I need to get some of their cds. I have already learned a ton from the songs and Reed likes to jump to their music - perfect :)

All-in-all a great day at Union Station. We even got parking for $1!!!!! Yes, it was a great day :)



Yes, even Eve stayed awake for the whole thing!

The fun mini-villages


There's the train, passing the parking lot and buildings

I think it is even called Sunny Vale :) Ah, how sweet!

This train was super fast, comparatively. I was proud of myself for getting a decent picture :)


Daddy and Reed - mesmerized by the fast and slow trains...trying to figure out which one they liked better.

Rocknocerous

Ah yes, their names - Coach Cotton, Willy Bob, and Boogie Woogie Benny - they even have a song so that you can remember their names - genius :)

Trains, trains, trains

This is what we did most of the time we spent at Union Station

Amtrak is the best!

Reed kept sticking his arm out and pointing to the trains as they passed

Reed and Grandpa Rowberry - 2 train lovers, loving trains