Grandpa Crapo and trains

My dad had a business trip to Purdue this month, so he got to visit with us for a few days in between appointments. The boys, as always, were excited to see Grandpa and to play legos with him. It cold outside, so we found indoor activities to do. We drove to a small train museum about 45 minutes away in Monon, Indiana. There was a little diner/cafe that was full of train memorabilia. The best part was that two separate train tracks hung from the ceiling and you could watch trains driving round and round on the track while you ate.

Connor and Dallin spent most of the meal with their necks like this.

The boys split a grilled cheese sandwich. 

Dad and I had some yummy burgers with sweet potato fries.

We looked around the museum area for a bit.

Then we went outside to look at the restored trains. Connor really wanted to climb onto the trains but they weren't open.

I just realized that I didn't take any pictures of my dad on this trip. I promise he was there, standing just outside this picture, with Connor staring at him. 

*Dad was here*

It started snowing and all of us were getting cold, including Dad, who is used to warmer California weather. We stomped in the snow for one more minute...

...and then ran for the warmth and protection of the car.

Dad took us out for dinner for some really delicious Mediterranean food. I've never eaten tapas style before but it was all really good food. We ordered fried zucchini chips, grilled swordfish with a honey bourbon glaze, chorizo and bacon potato cakes, hummus and pita, stuffed cherry peppers wrapped in Prosciutto, and housemade pasta with marinara. We ordered the pasta dish mostly for the kids to eat, but it's amazing how much better fresh pasta tastes. It was really good. Mmm, I'm getting hungry just thinking about it all again.

After dinner, we came home and Dad made us chocolate magic shell to go on vanilla ice cream. We ate a lot of food while my Dad was here... Unfortunately, he had to leave at 4am the next morning to catch his flight out of Indianapolis, so we didn't wake up to eat breakfast him. But we had a really fun time and it was wonderful to see him again.