Here are some of things we were able to do on Braxton's 7th birthday. He was so excited and has been counting down for a long time (about July). Of course he first wanted to open presents, he got a helicopter, a dragon, a sword (that Wes uses to beat the kids and I :), and a hotwheels toy. We wanted to get him something big like a fourwheeler but in NE there aren't alot of places to go, so we decided to go with small things that would fit in an apartment and save that for another time. Next we went to the Trading Post of Buffalo Bill. The kids loved to look around and see all the neat things. Most of things are outside (the wagon, buffalom horse and all of that.) Inside it is mostly a place kids can spend your money, oh and the creepy guy Katie wanted to touch to make sure he wasn't real. Braxton was able to buy a cap gun (thank you Grandma Myra for the money) and he saved the rest of his money. He was also able to buy a remote control truck (thank you Grandma Karen). He was so excited to buy his own things and still have money left over. Then we were going to go to Cody Go-Karts and go miniture golfing and go-karts. When we got there they were closed, so I called just to find out what the hours were. Instead she said they would pull them out for us to drive. It was alot of fun just the four of us driving on the track (and for the record the girls beat the boys, we passed them 2 times, better driver than Wes!!) and the nice lady who opened the go-karts watched Marshall for us. Then we went and had pizza and played with all of his toys. The missionaries came over to say Happy Birthday and we all had cake and ice cream. What a fun day!! Braxton said it was the best. Thanks for all the Birthday wishes, phone calls and able to skype. Love you all!!
Today was the first day of Railfest. We were able to go on a bus tour (that was suppose to be 1hr long and ended up 2 1/2 hours long). For how long it was the kids did really well. We were able to see 6 of the heritage engines and take a tour of where Wes works. This is the only time during the year that the public can go see all of it. Normally you can you in only walk in a small path and only look at a few parts of his work. The kids loved looking at everything, but Braxton loved it the most. He has always loved trains and this brought his fascination to life. Katie was really excited because there is an engine named "The Katy," she didn't understand why they spelt her name wrong but knew this train was here just for her. After the bus tour we went and rode the mini train. I told Wes that I really want one of these, it was so much fun and fun to see the look on my kids face. After we got off the train they had a little booth with train hats. Braxton still had money left over for his birthday so he bought 3 hats, 2 suckers and 1 fan (thanks again Grandma Myra, and he still has money left over). As I said this is day one of the railfest, we are going back tomorrow for Employee day. Hopefully more pictures tomorrow. 
