train ride for Felicity's birthday

Felicity is in love with trains these days, so we took her and Ingrid on a train ride for Felli's birthday.  We caught the Metra (the line that runs all the way to downtown Chicago) in Geneva and took it to Glen Ellyn for lunch, which is about 20 minutes away.  We ate at 2Toots, which is a total train themed kids restaurant, where food arrives via train.  We then hopped back on the train and headed home!

Felli picked out stickers to put on the birthday crown we made her.

The restaurant gave her a cupcake and candle to blow out.  There was a little train whistle on top :)  

WHOMP!

It's 4:10pm and the snow is up to my calf.  Wind is blowing.  It's our first snowfall of the season!  Grand Rapids has basically shut down... they RARELY cancel school, but let out early (elementary kids were already off today).

And as I write this, Kyle is stuck with the plow truck in the road!  Ha ha ha!  Well, not funny.  Maybe I should see if he needs help.

Ingrid crawling

Here's what we are doing this weekend.  Fresh soil ready for seed.

And some sod for the areas close to the house and driveway.

baby bears