Taking the kids on their first train ride -- Priceless!

While we were on vacation last week, my husband and I took our three daughters on the train trip to Hanford. We were accompanied by his sister, her children's babysitter and her three children. The kids all had a ball! train%20ride%20for%20blog.jpg

It's about a half-hour trip -- just about the perfect length for squirmy little ones -- and once there, we walked downtown and had lunch and ice cream at the Superior Dairy.

Talking to my brother later, he asked what attraction Hanford holds. Quite a bit actually.

Hanford has a quaint old-fashioned downtown, the kind many of us remember from towns we grew up in. It has preserved many of its historic buildings and sights, making it a tourist destination spot in the Valley. This link gives information on many of its popular destinations. My oldest daughter Alyssa took this trip as a school field trip when she was a second-grader at Manchester GATE School.

We weren't the only Fresnans who took the train to Hanford that day. We spotted two other groups of parents and children who boarded and returned on the same trains we took. One young father and his two little boys were having lunch at Superior at the same time we were there.

Katie, 3, had been talking about riding the train for weeks. Kids love to do new things, and going on the train gives parents a chance to enjoy the trip with their excited children, rather than having to focus on the road. And the cost was really quite reasonable for the memories that will last a lifetime.