Happy Father's Day!

As a Father's Day surprise for Grandpa, we reserved the caboose on the Little River Railroad. We also kept the secret from the boys... otherwise, Grandpa would have found out immediately! Everyone was so excited when they learned about the trip this morning. After an early lunch, we drove to Coldwater which is about an hour away. We had some time to explore the station and see the train before we had to board. The caboose was a lot of fun. It had two benches, a lookout you could climb up to, and front and back porches. For the first leg of the trip, the caboose was directly behind the engine. The boys got to see the coupling, watch the bell ring, and hear the whistle loud and clear. We went for about a 30 minute ride down the line. Then we got to watch them uncouple the engine and switch it to a side track. It moved to the opposite side of the train so then we were in the traditional caboose position. Then we could watch the track as we made the return trip.  There were smiles all around during the adventure!

In the lookout

So excited!

Watching the engine switch tracks