Choo Choo!!

The buddies and I, and a group of our friends, took a ride on the Bertram Flyer today. It wasn't exactly a relaxing trip (as my brochure said it would be) but it was certainly fun. It was great to see all the kids' faces light up when they first saw the big train. The four-hour long trip through the Texas Hill Country is packed with railroad history. Had we had time to consult our brochures, we would have learned a lot.


During the trip, we passed around our favorite train books and joined in a sing-along led by my Super-Mom friend, Stef. The kids all enjoyed traveling over the San Gabriel River and pointing out cows, horses and llama's as we passed by quiet ranches.


Just before lunch, our train pulled to a stop at the Bertram depot, built in 1912. This quiet town of 900 people had just 4 restaurants and one was closed. The owner of the pizza place woefully told us that he didn't know the train was running that day, or he would have opened. We let our kids burn off some energy on a local church's lawn and ordered our lunch to go.


Then, we were back on the train for the ride home. The buddies can't wait to tell their daddy all about it tonight.