Can you say Train Table?

We celebrated Christmas a week early with my family.  On the morning of, Natalie exclaimed, "I can't wait to open up the gifts and see what's inside!!!"  She then stopped and said, "I mean I can't wait to celebrate Jesus's birthday with family and friends."   

It's okay, Natalie.  We can be excited for both!!!

 Love this picture with my Grandma Joyce!

This picture was taken AFTER the kids Christmas program at school.  Kate was tired and the other two were a bit giddy- relieved it was over. 

Jon inherited his grandfather's very extensive train collection.  It had been something that Scott had been wanting to set up for a long time, so we finally decided to make it happen as part of his Christmas this year.  Jon & Scott designed and built a train table one afternoon, made two trips to quaint train stores to search for a new power source, and spent a few sessions trying and troubleshooting. As of yesterday, the old trains are up and running!  I'm thinking that this will become a fun hobby for Scott- just as it was for Jon's grandpa.   

Don't tell the guys, but when the trains weren't working for awhile, my mind started to come up with ideas for repurposing the table...huge scrapbooking layouts? storage above and below? a cat loft?...Much to their delight though, the trains are running smoothly so permanent train table it is!