ALL ABOARD!!!

Yesterday we all took the train from Cedar Park to Burnett, Texas, for the annual Blue Bonnet Festival. WOW, we had so much fun! I can not remember this good of a family time! We left the house at 7 am, Saturday morning, stopped by the bank, then stopped for breakfast before arriving at the train station. After picking up our tickets at the depot, our adventure began. This trip always sells out as soon as the tickets become available, and I purchased tickets the day they went on sale. I now know why this is such a popular excursion! Our train was pulled by a diesel engine, and there were 14 passenger cars this year! You could not even see the end of the train, it was incredible! The trip took 2 hours, which went by VERY QUICKLY! The girls quickly made a little friend, Emily, who is 7 years old. We walked the entire length of the train from our seats to the caboose, then forward to the engine, then returned to our seats. As we were "touring"the train, a long the way, you could stop at the vestibules, which are an open window with a door, which you could stand and look out as the train was traveling. Very Cool! We arrived in Burnett at 11 am, and enjoyed 4 hours of fun at the Blue Bonnet Festival, including crafts, a parade, food, carnival rides, and a Texas style gun fight. We missed the gun fight, but hopefully we can catch it next year. We actually stopped the train outside of Burnett to pick up the Sheriff and one of the Saloon girls in the production, then they both came into each car to visit. There were 2 entire cars filled with ladies from the Red Hat Society. LOTS of RED HATS! It was a GREAT DAY!!!!! We are going back in December to ride the North Pole Flyer with the girls for Christmas!