Last night we visited family friends who collect model trains. Larry doesn't discriminate between brands which makes his collection quite comprehensive. A large portion of the basement is dedicated to storing, displaying, and "playing" with the trains. Larry also enjoys showing his collection with friends. It didn't take long from when we walked through the door for Grace and Jack to point in any direction and say, "TRAIN!" The outing was a success to say the least.
During the holidays, a couple of the train sets even make their way into the living areas of the rest of the house. All the buildings are "snow" covered and the figurines are crafted to match. The table these trains travel upon is also perfectly sized for younger enthusiasts like Grace.
Sam had recently started pointing!
It's great, as our level of communication just leveled up 10 notches
Jack won't smile for the camera - there's 15 trains over THERE!
This tunnel is 5 lanes wide - no kidding!
While everyone else is watching all the motion,
the ladies "ooh" and "ahhh" over baby Eli.
Larry the "Conductor" stands watch from his control consul in the middle of it all.
Sam is tired from all the excitement. Grace gets excited every time Santa appears
So many trains!
(I wish I had gotten a wide shot of the entire board to better demonstrate the awesomeness of the display... next time.)
Love it! The Beadle family is big on Trains too! Jared's Grandpa had a set up like that in his basement. Jared inherited some neat old trains when he passed. :) Thanks for sharing!! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, Europe certainly is the place to experience trains first hand and I'm sure you will get your fill as you travel around to increase your Starbucks mug collection.
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