Santa comes to town

Today Aidan had a special visitor as Santa delivered a very special present to him. . . His very own train set. Here is also a picture from Peacock Lane in Portland.

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As advertised in our previous post, our little Aidan had quite the eventful day yesterday. He helped Grandma Joan and Grandad Keith get a christmas tree, he went to zoo lights with Grandma Diane and Grandpa Roger, and he made the front page of the Columbian newspaper when he went to visit Santa at the train depot in Vancouver. Just what seems to be an ordinary day for our son.


Aidan, 2, of Vancouver rides on grandfather Keith’s shoulders without so much as a glance at
Santa, who had just arrived on a vintage steam train Saturday. After all, Grandpa had a better beard. For most of
the children at BNSF Railway’s Vancouver headquarters, Santa was the main attraction. For most adults, it was the
1938 SP&S 700 steam locomotive that brought him. Billy Carr of Portland reached out to touch the locomotive,
which operated until 1956. Around 2,000 people attended the annual party, the largest Christmas event on a BNSF
Railway system that stretches across 28 states and two Canadian provinces, said spokesman Gus Melonas.

Upcoming festivities. . .

Aidan has a big weekend planned for him (hopefully with a couple of pictures to follow). He is going to a christmas tree farm with Grandma Joan & Grandad Keith. He missed this experience last weekend with his other grandparents because he (and all the rest of us) were sick. Then maybe after the tree farm he might be going to visit Santa at the train station. This would be joining together two of his more favorite things, Trains & Santa. Then this evening if all goes well we are going to go to ZooLights with Grandma Diane and Grandpa Roger.

The picture posted here is Aidan's first trip wine tasting. Joanne, Grandma Diane, Aidan and I all went to the Willamette Valley and sampled some of the fine wines they have to offer. The lesson learned. . . get a chauffeur. Although I think we may have a free chauffeur for the next year in Joanne so maybe our next trip will be a bit longer. The picture was taken at the Anne Amie vineyard just outside of Lafayette, Oregon, which is 40 minutes south of Portland.