A Trip on the Train AND The Singing Bears

What a wonderful day! We had so much fun on the Out and About today....and the weather cooperated! It was chilly, but not freezing!   I'm not sure who enjoyed themselves more; the kids, the parents, or the teachers!

Lots of smiles on the way there.....lots of yawns on the way back!

We started the day with a walk to the train station. The kids were all such good listeners and waited so patiently for the train to arrive. They were so excited when we actually boarded the train. They all sat so nicely and looked out the windows talking about what they saw.  As long as they could see out the windows, their smiles never faded!

After we got off the train, we begun a full-fledged holiday experience of uptown! We rode elevators.....yes plural! Each time, we all rode together....it's a good thing the children are tiny or we couldn't have all fit. We rode escalators.....again plural! We used public bathrooms! We saw huge Christmas trees and a Christmas tree made completely out of chocolate! We even walked through the very swanky Ritz Carlton hotel! And that was all BEFORE we even made it to the Singing Bears!!

I have to include a side note about the public bathrooms because it was such an "experience"!  There were toilets that flushed on their own, motion soap dispensers and faucets, AND automatic hand dryers!  You would have thought that it was some special treat we planned.  They were laughing and giggling so much we could barely get their hands washed!

The children had a quick snack of Chex, raisins, and apples while they waited on the next show!  It was amazing!  They all sat on the benches quietly and enjoyed their snack.  I was so proud of how well behaved they were!  They stood nicely at the fence surrounding the bears in awe as the show began.    They took turns and shared space up at the front with some other small children there to see the show. The Bears show is LONG.....too long for small children. And the choice of songs that the Bears sing, doesn't include all the kid-friendly favorites that you might expect.  We made about 30 minutes and then the kids were clearly ready to go. So.....we quietly lined up on the rope and started making our way to the train station!

The ride home was just as exciting.   The kids all got to sit in seats this time! Because the children were tired.....which translate to moving slower.....Ms. Kelly almost got closed up in the train doors as we herded everyone out at our final stop! Yawns and whining peppered the walk back to school. The kids were exhausted and hungry! They definitely had a full day of Out and About!