A first-ever addition to the evening, we chose this year to get there via the MAX train. It was a Looooooong ride, taking over an hour to get to the zoo (after a 40 minute drive in the car!), but these two kiddos were so excited about their first "real" train ride, that it didn't seem to matter.
And besides, they were to be greeted by Rudolph...
And Hot Cocoa...
And another ride, this time on the Zoo train...
There were lots of pretty light displays to look at...
And the elephants to visit...
Followed by an exciting wait for the return MAX train home, on an underground platform, wind rushing down through the tunnel.
So much adventure in one evening made for tired bodies and brains.
When adult bodies and brains are tired, sometimes they get on the wrong train, miss train connections and end up spending unnecessary amounts of time waiting at cold night time stations so they can get headed in the proper direction... only to get off at the wrong stop and have to walk extra blocks back to the parked car.
But that's a story I would rather not tell. At least until it has sat on my brain shelf for long enough that it becomes funny. Right now, its still not that funny.
The good thing about tired KID bodies and brains is that they just get silly, and go with the flow, and enjoy jumping in puddles at cold night time stations while they wait for proper trains to arrive. And getting home two hours past bedtime... well, what kid wouldn't think that was an added bonus?
1 comment:
Looks like a grand time!
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