New Hope and Terhune

This weekend, we were busy having adventures. On Saturday, we took the girls to New Hope, PA, to ride the vintage trains. They've been obsessed with watching The Polar Express, so I thought it would be the perfect thing.


As you can see, Lily and Elsa weren't as impressed as I had hoped. They liked it, well enough. But, I'm pretty sure they were more excited by our $2 ride on the local Dinky NJ Transit. What can I say? I pretty sure we have city girls. They'd rather look at buildings than trees. The New Hope train was really cool, though. It was pulled by coal powered steam engine. Our car was 82 years old with real mahogany paneling. I think the girls' favorite part was the conductor who wore an old fashioned uniform and punched their tickets. We got a neat little history lesson as we rode through Bucks County. Learned more about George Washington as we were near the site of his famous crossing of the Delaware River. They just LOVE George Washington in this part of the country. For some reason, this always makes Mark and I laugh. I mean, George Washington is cool and everything. But, these people are obsessed. Princeton is loaded with signs that say things like "George Washington drank water here." Route 206, less than a block off where we live, is formerly known as "The Kings Highway." Washington marched his troops right past our house during the Battle of Trenton. George Washington, Woodrow Wilson and Albert Einstein, the hallowed men of Princeton.


Sunday, we took the girls' over to a Fall festival at Terhune Orchards. I'm pretty sure every other family in town was there, too. It was packed. Here are 3 of my favorite people (L,M,E) looking down from an old wagon. The girls' thought it was pretty cool.




Elsa is just about 3 feet tall. I think the measurement's a couple inches short as the rock she's standing on is a bit below the ruler markings. Monday, they have their annual checkup. So, we'll find out how tall they really are.



We also went through a corn maze which made them a little nervous. So, Mark told them the story from when he was little and he and Clint got lost inside a cornfield in Southern Indiana. He said they wandered for hours. Not sure if that made the girls feel any more comfortable!


And Elsa picking out a pumpkin for Daddy. The girls picked out their pumpkins earlier in the week on their class field trip. They had the best time and are totally impressed with "riding the bus." They felt like such big kids.

Before I close, just wanted to record something funny Elsa told me yesterday. She had a case of the hiccups and was getting quite frustrated. I told her "Oh, poor girl, you have the hiccups."
And she very seriously gave me a huge eyeroll and said "Mommy, you are NOT a doctor." For some reason, I found this very amusing.