Birthday Trip

Noah opted for a birthday trip this year instead of a traditional birthday party. We all had so much fun that I think we will have to make it our new tradition. We started off at Grammy and Pa's house for birthday cake. I usually make birthday cakes for the kids, but we were in Wal-Mart and Noah found this cake that he wanted on the should have been sold last week rack clearance rack. I guess for $4.80 I can give up making a cake for one year!

From there we picked up Noah's friend Hunter and drove to Savannah to tour the Roundhouse Railroad Museum.

The kids posed for the obligatory pictures.

They got to go aboard an old rail car once used to haul very important people around. (I should know more about this but instead of listening to the tour guide I was trying to keep the boys from jumping on the antique furniture.)

Of course no trip to Savannah is complete without a trip to the Bass Pro Shop, so we had to stop by and visit the big fish tank.

After the Bass Pro Shop, Grammy and Pa dropped the rest of us off at the Amtrak station in Savannah where the boys got their tickets to ride the Amtrak back to Yemmasse.

Here they are with their matching trains, enjoying the ride. The reclining seats and tray tables were a big hit as well! The forty five minute train ride was just enough time for the kids to have a great experience without getting bored and restless.
As you can tell from Noah's grin in these pictures, the day was a fantastic start to year number six.