A Train Ride for Bentley

August 23, 2013

Dear Bentley,
For my birthday this year I wanted to take a mini vacation.  Just a time to get away with my family.  We decided to go to Branson, Missouri and we invited your Mimi and Baba to come with us.  So we loaded up the car and drove here for a nice weekend.
Today we rode on a train!  We saw that Branson had a Scenic Railway Train and just KNEW  we had to take a ride because you have the greatest love of trains!!  Watching your eyes light up every time the whistle blew was enough to make this WHOLE trip worth while! Your baba bought you a conductor hat to wear. Your daddy took videos and I took lots of pictures.  We rode the train under tunnels and through the Ozark Mointains into Arkansas and then back to Branson.  You loved every second of it!
Afterward we went to the Branson landing. We walked around and shopped but all the excitement from the train ride caught up to you and both you and your Sissy passed out in the stroller. I kept seeing things I wanted to show you. There was a puppy, some balloons, and a dancing fountain that I know you would have loved to see. But I didn't want to wake you up. You had already had such a fun day.        
This world is an exciting place. I'm glad I get to be there to see you experience it too! I love you, Bentley!
Mommy