Heber Creeper

On April 23rd we went on a Homeschooling field trip to Heber Valley Railroad and rode on the Heber Creeper!  We had been having wonderful weather up until that day.  It decided to snow like crazy!  I was very worried that the trip was ruined, but we had a great time!  The three older kids just liked to be out of the house, and were pretty much just happy to be there.  Kinsey was scared nearly the whole time we were there.  But Jason was AMAZED!  He loves trains!  His two favorite shows are "Thomas the Tank Engine" and "Chuggington".  On the train, Daniel and Jason sat together and talked about all of the technical stuff that goes along with trains.  Erica, Natty, and Kinsey sat together and got a kick out of pointing out all of the animals we saw during the trip.  They saw dogs, sheep, cows, horses, birds (one was a hawk) and even three deer.

One of the trains they were working on.

Kinsey was terrified of that engine!  I couldn't get her to look my way for the photo!

The ticket office and gift shop.

The kids.  Kinsey is definitely disgruntled!

Kinsey and Erica.

Natty

Daniel and Jason.  They looked like this the entire trip!

A boiler. 

After the train ride, we took a tour of the workshop.  The engines that they use are so old that parts are not made for them any longer.  So, they need to make all of parts needed to repair or rebuild them.

A good time was had by all!