For Alec's best day ever, we rode the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad. This is Alec watching the train come in. I still have to upload his movies and millions of pictures to the computer.
We stayed in Issaquah at my cousin's house the night before. This is one of her daughters - Kayla, posing w/ Lia & Brielle. They had a slumber party in her room.
This is the steam engine we rode on. It is named the Wyllamette. I just murdered the spelling - oh well. We caught the train in Elbe, WA. and it rode to Mineral Lake and back. Alec was excited beyond words. Getting to Elbe ain't easy; there were about 7 different highways - no, I'm not exaggerating. For any who decide to take this trip, you want to take WA - 7, and please, do not go through Eatonville. 
This is the view you would see if you stuck your head out of the side of the train against the conductor's wishes. 
Here's a boy showing us how it is done.
Our car was directly in back of the engine, so here is Brielle posing at the back of the engine.
There were awesome views of Mt. Rainier, however, the mountain blends in with the clouds, so you can't see what it is in pictures. I knew people sometimes didn't photograph well, but I guess mountains can have the same problem.
Alec, Brielle, and Lia at Alder Lake after the train ride was over, just before heading home.
Me too with the kids.
This is the bridge of Lia's dreams. We took it to get to the Bremerton pennisuala, which is a round-a-bout way of getting home; but it gave us killer views of some Naval Ships.
