The Real McCoy

During our travels back to Iowa, AJ and David had the chance to travel on a real live train courteousy of Pops and Susan. The trip was on the Boone Scenic Valley Railroad, and I know that my sister must really love her nephews, because she agreed to accompany us knowing full well that the train would cross a very high trestle bridge over a river not once but twice. She had to hold the baby while we went over to distract herself. AJ even managed to get an engineer's hat from the outing, which he proudly wears around the neighborhood. The highlight of the trip for AJ apparently was getting to climb up the steps onto the train, because when he recounts the trip that is always the part that he focuses on. "AJ rided the train! Climb up the steps!"