We spent our next-to-last weekend as a three-person family working on the house, getting ready for Person No. 4 and having a little fun. I swear the Cutlet looks like he was Photoshopped into that photo, but he was actually there. We took a train ride on "The North Pole Express," meant to evoke the Polar Express without violating copyright laws. The train ride itself was great, if not a little annoying that we passengers were coerced to sing carols by a manic-depressive elf.
Before that, it was a matter of sitting through an on-key-yet-boring-what's-the-point preteen singer whose claim to fame is having been a regular on "Barney and Friends" since she was knee-high to a talent agent. Then some older dude told a "true story of Santa Claus" in a monotone. By this time, the natives were restless. I guess the organizers figured we parents would feel our money was well spent if they squeezed enough life out of us before letting us get on the train. Little kids do not need this experience, as most, including ours, just wanted to ride the rails.
True to form, we couldn't leave without buying a toy train for our little guy. But then, who am I to mind? As the tasteless joke goes ... What do breasts and toy trains have in common?
They're really for kids, but dads love to play with them.
I think it's fun to take the "right age" kids on trips like that. They usually have such a good time.
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Did you get all your projects done?
i keep checking in to see if she has had the baby-back-ribs yet, but nothing...
You're absence for a few days led me to wonder if Baby 2.0 had arrived already. I so feel nervous 9 week out...how nervous are you right now? Enjoy your last few days as a family of 3...and tell the PF that she has the whole internet behind her, wishing her luck!
sitting on pins and needles...waiting on 2.0!