Pink Pig

Em and I and our mothers took all of our kids to ride the Pink Pig train a few days before Christmas.  It's an Atlanta tradition, and though not all that impressive, is very nostalgic for those of who grew up going downtown during the holidays to ride it and see all of the big city decorations.  So it's fun for me and Em to make the multi-generational outing now, though the train is actually in a different location than when we were children.  The kids loved it!

Standing in line for our turn,

the older kids very eagerly.

Clara proud to have her own ticket.

Carlton and Abby Jane as seat buddies (with the twins in front of them),

the adults in the back (my mother, and Em and her mother, Bev),

 and I got to ride with my sweet girl.

 

Carlton was not so eager to leave the train after the ride.

We got a few shots in front of the sign outside.

And then the second highlight of the outing - the escalators at the mall and cups of hot chocolate!  Abby Jane was very grown-up and responsible, protecting Clara from the dangers of the escalator :)