Tales of a Castle

Monday, September 08, 2008

Making dreams come true

On Friday, I ended the blissful sleep of two boys.

What a mean mother I am! :-)

It was a good trade though as we hopped in the van and headed for. . .

Tweetsie Railroad!

For months, Ethan had begged to ride on a train and a Ferris wheel,

and I actually found a place to make those wishes come to pass.

I cannot remember the last time I was so

excited about taking the boys somewhere!

Their reaction was no disappointment as they

fell in love with the place and want to return.

It was a day filled with -

~ train rides,~

~drama along the train route,~

~lots of historical pieces,~

~Lone Ranger and Tonto,~

~jail time,~

~picnic,~

~rides,~

~and more rides.

Ethan was bursting with anticipation

as he slid into the seat of the Ferris wheel!~

~Lots of slobber from the petting zoo.~

~At the end of the day, we had a
very tired (and cinder speckled) traveler.~

As we drove home in the midst of two boys' happy chatter,
I couldn't help but think that just as we love our children
He also delights in bringing us the desires of our hearts!
And that, my friends, is a beautiful thought!

For another perspective, you can visit this blog.

posted at 9:23 AM
7 comments

7 Comments:

At 12:33 PM, Unknown said...: What a neat place! I enjoyed reading about the boys' excitement. What good parents to make their dream come true!
At 1:38 PM, Anonymous said...: Love the jailbirds picture! :-)
At 6:00 PM, Sarah Cook said...: Looks like SOOOO much fun! You make me want to plan a great family day! You are a great mom!
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At 3:24 AM, Mom C said...: So glad you all found time to build more family memories! I'm sure this was a day the whole family (well, perhaps not the youngest prince) will hold in their hearts for years to come. -- Love you all so much.
At 10:55 PM, Anonymous said...: Tweetsie!!! We love that place. Have a friend who owns a house in Boone, literally 10 mins from Tweetsie, and he lets us camp out there, so we try and go up a few times a year w/ the family. My bf's family lives just a short ways from there and I have come to love being in the NC mts more than any other place. We've talked about moving up to the Boone/Beach Mt area once we marry. How exciting that y'all got to experience it for yourselves! Tweetsie, not marriage. *grin* Hope y'all can make it back to our great state for more NC fun.
At 6:39 PM, Lanee M. said...: I loved and totally agree with your last comment about God giving us the desires of our hearts. I love seeing my children happy and sometimes over indulge their whims. But oh the thought, that my Heavenly Father loves spoiling me too. And I must say, He does an awesome job at it.