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Frankie and His "Choo Choo Train"

We've posted here on the family blog about model trains before, but they are usually timed to around Christmastime when we break out our 'Christmas Train'.  This year, we set up a train at Papa's house because we didn't have the space to do it ourselves.   The kids had fun running it when we went over there and this was the first year Frankie really got into the whole thing.

So, it was no surprise that he gravitated towards his own train when we set up a mini train line on the table this weekend.  He played with it for a while and kept saying "choo choo"...

His cousin has a MASSIVE, awesome train table set up in his basement and we played with it a few times.  Ever since, he's been talking about trains.  Until we move to our new house, this little mini setup will have to do.  Once we're in, his train line can expand!

Here's a video of Frankie and his train.  If you're reading this in your email and can't see the video below, click here to watch it.

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  1. Didn't we give you a huge bin of Vin's old wooden trains?

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    1. yes! You did. But they're buried in storage somewhere. In one of our four storage units....That's why I said that once we move in, his line will be able to expand in a big way!

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