Arle loves all things girl – bows, shoes, sparkles, dancing, big sunglasses, jewelry, etc.
She also loves airplanes, trucks, tractors, buses, and trains.
It’s a personality conflict that baffles me, but whatever.
Knowing she loves trains, I’ve been wanting to make a trip to Fritz’s. It’s a restaurant at Crown Center that has trains everywhere. It even has small trains running along a track that wraps all the way around the walls and these trains actually deliver your food to your table (click here to see the whole thing in action). It’s like train heaven and is absolutely fantastic. I had taken my nephews there a few years ago and they loved it.
A few days ago, we had to drop by Trav’s office, which happens to be just across the street from Crown Center, so I convinced him to duck out of work early and join us for dinner at Fritz’s. Arle had a ball, but hardly ate a thing because she was so fascinated by all the action around her. I didn’t mind her not eating, because her reactions were so priceless.
jenny roby said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:32 am
When the boys get a little older we are definitely taking a family trip to KC! Both boys love trains, but Jefferson is really fascinated by them. We have taken them to ride Thomas and they love to go to Ollie’s Station. ( It is a ghetto version of Fritz’s here in Tulsa. ) Josh used to build model trains and his mom still has some. He has this dream a having a large midtown Tulsa home with a full basement, so he can have a train room. He is in love with the idea of building a LARGE train village. Sounds fine to me!
jenny roby said,
March 18, 2009 @ 9:34 am
Oh I need to send you a copy of this poem my mom has in my baby-book. It is called “Cinderella in Tennis Shoes”. My mom says I would get all dressed up to go outside and play cops with the boys. Hey, Arle and I are no dummies, there’s no excuse not to look your best!