Night Train

We had a pre-Christmas this weekend in Lake City. Betsy was in town from California so we decided to head to Mom and Dad's for an early Christmas. Karen and Greg made it up from Iowa with James and Samuel. We decided to try something a little different this time and took Amtrak from Fargo to Red Wing. The time in transit was about the same as if we drove, but theoretically we could have slept on the way. The eastbound train arrives in Fargo around 2:30 am and arrives in Red Wing at about 9:00 am. Alison did alright with the sleep interruption, but she was too excited to sleep much on the train.



Grandpa met us at the station and brought us to Lake City. The return trip went much better, with the westbound train leaving at 9:00 pm from Red Wing and arriving around 3:30 am in Fargo. Both Alison and Eli slept nearly the entire time. I wish I could say the same for Jennifer and myself, but we were able to catnap on the way.



Eli's working on teeth now. It appears his bottom right front is close to popping through, but until then he's a chewing, drooling, fussing machine.



Alison was very excited to meet her new cousin Samuel this weekend. She got to feed him a couple of times and did really well. She used her new "train pillow" to support Samuel while she held the bottle.


Since I picked up the kids a little early from daycare today, I actually got to see the sunset on the way home. And finally, I had my camera with me. I don' t know what it is, but I absolutely love winter sunsets. It must be something with the color of the snow. I think I found a new spot to take sunset pictures just southeast of the house. There are no power lines and little in the way of buildings. Some might call it desolate, but I'd say it's "roomy".