The Frontrunner (otherwise known as "The Bwue Train!!! I wanna ride the bwue train!!) that travels from Salt Lake to Ogden. It actually dumps you off right in front of the Train Museum.
To properly travel to the train museum, one must ride in a train, a BIG train, up on the second level. (Nothing else will do!!!)
We arrived at the Union Station Train Museum in Ogden.
This engine greets you in front of the museum; people, mostly children, are allowed to climb all over it.
And hang out the side of it...If you ask Alec, the most fascinating exhibits were the model train exhibits. He spent forever watching them, here is one of his pictures that he took. 
Alec & Brielle....mesmerized.
Inside one of the train cars, up on the top.
Trying out the handcar. It didn't move so well since it was chained in place, but the effort was still rewarding.
A group picture before we headed home.
In front of the Christmas tree at the museum. It had a train that ran around it - very fitting.
And no adventure can be complete without a hair-raising dramatic experience, preferrably one that involves the police. This adventure proved to have one of those such experiences.
Alec & Brielle....mesmerized.
Inside one of the train cars, up on the top.
Trying out the handcar. It didn't move so well since it was chained in place, but the effort was still rewarding.
A group picture before we headed home.In front of the Christmas tree at the museum. It had a train that ran around it - very fitting.
On our way home. The Trax train car pivot point created loads of entertainment value as Alec, Lia, Brielle, and another little boy tried to hang on and stay standing while standing on the train pivot point during turns.
And no adventure can be complete without a hair-raising dramatic experience, preferrably one that involves the police. This adventure proved to have one of those such experiences.
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Alec got off of the Trax train on 4500 S. (where the car was parked), but I had both of the girls and tried to go out the wrong door; the door wouldn't open. I ran (with the girls) to the door Alec had already exited out of; that door wouldn't open either. The train began to move. The girls and I were on the train, Alec was by himself, at night, in December, at a train stop, outside of the train.
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I frantically called Aaron and told him to what happened and to go to the station NOW!!! Then I called 911. Meanwhile I got off at the next stop and waited for a northbound train to take the girls and I back to stranded Alec.
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911 dispatched police officers to meet and stay with Alec while I headed back to him. The girls and I said a prayer for Alec. Thankfully the northbound train came rather quickly and we hopped on it. When we got to the stop, we jumped out of the train and called to Alec, who came running to me. The police officers (there were about 6-8 who were dispatched and arriving to the train stop) walked over to us (I actually beat the police to Alec by a couple of seconds). They radioed dispatch that "he's been reunited with his mother".
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We are all grateful Alec stayed in the same spot (Yeah ALEC!!!), I was scared he would walk on the tracks or catch another train to try to find us. Aaron arrived a minute later. We celebrated our safe reunion with Alec with pizza.
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All in all it was an excellent adventure. The kids are ready to go back to the museum; it was AWESOME!!!
3 comments:
That sounds way more exciting than Polar Express!
I want to congratulate Alec for staying put and not leaving the point of separation. If all children would do this more would be found as certainly as he was. We are excited to come see you guys.
Krissy gave me the link (and permission to check it out...)BEAUTIFUL family! Your oldest is a clone of his daddy - tell Aaron I said hi ;)
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