Applewood Farm!

On Saturday we went to Applewood Farm! This is a special place that is near my parent's house and they have now taken all of their grandchildren there. Christian was the last to enjoy this special treat, but he's been anticipating it because Abby's been talking to him about it for days.
The absolute highlight of the day was our ride on the Applewood Express. Christian is such a train fan, so this was thrilling for him.

PopPop, Christian and Ryan enjoying their train ride.
Everytime the train would blow it's whistle Christian would get this precious look on his face. He could have stayed on that train all day!

We encountered lots of mud at the farm. It was a forty degree day, so the snow was melting and leaving a mess behind. It had even rained in the morning. Christian didn't seem to mind.

It doesn't get any better than this when you're two!! Christian had a grand time in the mud!

This is a real reindeer, not a caribou! We learned a lot about the difference between the two and we even got to hear the clicking noise their feet make when they walk. (You know the song "Up on the Rooftop" that talks about how the reindeer go "click, click, click"...well they really do make that sound. Apparently a tendon in their hoof snaps against a bone when they walk.) There were so many different things to do that I'm not even going to post pictures of everything, but if you live in Harford County, MD this is a great place to go next year. Train displays, a gift shop, tractors rides, a Christmas tree farm, petting zoo, train ride, real reindeer, pony rides, horse drawn buggy rides,etc. Our best attempt at a family picture! This was taken on our hay ride through the Christmas tree farm.