The weekend before Easter, the Ipswich Rail Museum (a current favorite destination) put on the "Bunny Eggventures"-- a day of Easter-themed train activities (or train-themed Easter activities)...either way, it was a great outing! Julia and I usually have most of Saturday as a girls' day out. She has gymnastics first thing in the morning, and I take her to that and then out for morning tea and an activity most weekends. Meanwhile, Liam and Matt have a boys morning together and then head to Gymboree. So after gymnastics, Julia and I headed over to Ipswich and ended up spending most of the day there!
We started with some of the standard favorites....
We started with some of the standard favorites....
The Thomas-the-tank-engine bouncy house is always a hit! 
Climbing over the train bridge
And the first of many kid-sized trains to drive.Then the Easter bunny stopped in for a visit...
Julia wasn't interested in waiting in line for a proper photo (which was fine with me!), but she was VERY interested in his basket of chocolate eggs!We spent awhile at the craft station, decorating Easter bonnets and coloring in pictures of bunnies (too busy there to take pictures). Then we headed to the 'Little Nippers' train station....
Driving her car to the station
Have to buy a ticket to board the train
All aboard!
Doing some construction work on the rails...have to put on a helmet!
While everything was fun at the Museum, the absolute highlight of our day out was getting to ride the real train! On these special event weekends, they have an old-fashioned steam train that goes for a couple of hours on a scenic tour of rural Queensland. I was a little hesitant about it (once you're on it, there's no getting off for the full 2 hours), but I'm glad I took the gamble because Julia absolutely loved it and so did I!
Cushy leather seats from back when riding trains was a luxury -- very comfortable!
Julia was glued to the window before we even left the station
Looking up at the massive bridge supports as we crossed over the river
More views from the bridge
We spent a lot of time out on the verandahs between the carriages
Julia tried out the sleeping berthsGreat day out! We're ready for the next adventure!
2 comments:
So fun. I love that you have mother-daughter time.
Looks great, Laura. Just as you described it. I'm glad you're sightseeing. I especially like the photos of Julia in the mahogany seats and her leaning out of the red window.
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