This past weekend, we headed up north to Andy's parents' trailer at Sandy Shores. Last year we were able to go visit a man who had his own private model train track that we were able to ride. He went by the name of Frosty. Well, Andy's dad was able to secure us another ride for the weekend and Frosty gave us a hearty welcome for the second time.


Here he is driving the train with Mikaela in front of him and Aiden directly behind him.

Mikaela with cousins Grace & Caity.

The Weller girls had to take a ride too, since we didn't take advantage of the offer last time.

That's me, Amber (Nick's wife), and Cathy (Bob's wife), with Aiden (and Bob) as engineer.

We were able to go inside the caboose again too. It's very interesting to see what the bunks, woodstove, and other things were like inside.

Aiden enjoyed the map. The pushpins represent visitors from all over the nation.

The best part - Frosty does all of this for free. He just enjoys sharing his love of trains with anyone who would like to know more. Thanks, Frosty!

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Bookshelf & Pinewood Derby

Tonight was the Pinewood Derby Race at Freedom Christian. Mikaela and Andy had been working on her car for a few weeks now, and Mikaela was very excited to see it race! Thankfully, it won a couple of the heats and she was smiling from ear to ear.

Unfortunately, she didn't have one of the fastest cars in her age group, but she still got a trophy for participating. I wish I had brought our camera to the actual event so you could see the set up. There were cameras set so the action would be broadcast on screens for everyone to see. The racetrack could tell automatically when a car passed the finish line and the winners of each heat were then posted on the screen so everyone knew whose car finished first. Way different from the way I remember it when Todd competed in Boy Scouts!

On another woodworking note, Andy finished the bookshelf he made for Aiden. It is stackable and if we ever need another layer, he can make another one. I think it turned out really cute!