We started our vacation with a Thomas the Train ride in Felton, CA. We wanted to take the kids on a train ride and when I went to check the info Thomas just happened to be there the same day we wanted to take a ride! What luck! We left the house around 9am and got to the train station around 10:30am (maybe earlier). We walked around - they had some steam engines running on the tracks, Thomas tattoos, coloring station, toy train area, souvenir store and some other stuff to look at. Our train ride was at 11:45. We boarded around 11:30a and went on a 25 minute train ride through the redwood forest (beautiful!) The weather was perfect and the kids had a nice time riding the train. I have to say the Thomas part was a little disappointing. He was so small compared to the steam engines they normally have running at this station and to take a photo with him you have to wait in this VERY LONG line! We skipped that part since neither of our kids are really that much into Thomas. They were more interested in hitting the park for lunch! Next we drove to a small park near the train station and had a picnic. The kids played on the playground equipment for a short bit and then we drove to our hotel to check in. This trip we decided to rent a one bedroom suite at Seascape Resort in Aptos, CA. I have to say, this is a great idea for families with little kids. We spend a lot of time in our room and this place has a nice table they can work at, couch, kitchen, etc. We even have a nice little view of the ocean. We spent most of the afternoon here in our room (watching GOLF), took a quick walk down to the beach and had an early dinner at the Japanese restaurant. When we got back to our room the kids made their special beach treat for dessert, took a bath and now they are in bed (7:18pm)! Let's see if they fall asleep. Daddy is in there with them so hopefully they'll get a good night rest. Tomorrow we are off to the beach!
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