Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Homeschooling with Dad -- The Train Museum

The Computer Guy and I recently took the three youngest children to the Oklahoma City Train Museum.  We tried to bring the older children too, but I don't have the kind of money it would have taken to bribe them into being pleasant while climbing through old train cars on in extreme summer heat.  #5 is three and loves trains more than anything.   It was more my husband's outing with the children.  I just came along for the ride.


                                                    The Computer Guy, #4, and #5
He taught them useful things like "This is the brake. It makes the train stop."
and all about that little doo-hicky thing that connects the wheels.  (See how well I listen?)
He put pennies on the tracks which the trains ran over and flattened.
I said stupid things like "Hey.  There's a wagon." and then took a picture of it with the color setting all wrong.
Oh, and I carried the baby around in his sling.
Then the baby got hot and I said it was time to go.
Which made everybody happy.
At last I could help.  Bribery with a giant lemonade.
and there was peace in the car.


Oh, there was one other person at the train museum.  The Computer Guy brought her along.  Have I mentioned that I hate her?  I have?  Good.


9 comments:

Anonymous said...

LOL! He didn't bring her to the coop meeting on Sunday, did he? I didn't get to see her! BTW, all went very well today!

Love, Suzanne

Joe (Defend Us In Battle) said...

WOAH! Ok... I didn't know she was sooooooo hot. All super thin, and sleek and elegant; she looks really smart from the looks of things.

Seriously, and the way she is sort of whispering in his ear in that photo, shows how attentive she is. I mean, no offense but you didn't really LISTEN to him about the trains did you? And when she takes photos does she mess up the color settings?

I wouldn't worry though. I mean, I assume he doesn't have his hands all over all day or anything... right?

Please don't kill me :)

Joe (Defend Us In Battle) said...

PS... I re-read that post and worry that I have lost the ability to write with any sort of grasp of the english language.

Packrat said...

Oooo, I would have loved to have been there. I love trains, and no one else in my family cares one or the other. Sorry it was so hot, though.

"She" is small but extremely powerful. :(

aka the Mom said...

Suzanne - She was there. She goes everywhere with him.

Joe - I think you're hysterical! How could I be angry with someone who makes me laugh? Remember that this is the MILF version, her predecessor was even hotter.

Kim said...

I totally always bribe my kids with giant lemonades...twins again!
:)

K said...

My train junkie is 13 and has been one since he was 3. If your little guy ever has *any* train questions, wonderings etc....Ian is your man.

JaneC Duquette said...

When we were first married I referred to my husband's new computer as "The Mistress".

Leila @ Little Catholic Bubble said...

Ha! You caught them in the act... a photo to prove it!

Such cute pictures and oh, how boys love trains!!