Riding the rails

Parker and I took a train ride yesterday, from Emeryville to Martinez and back, about 40 minutes each way.



It seemed like the perfect opportunity for him to learn to tell time on an analog wristwatch, so we worked on that as we waited for our train.



We got good seats on the second level of the train, which tickled Parker silly.




The views on the ride ranged from freeways and junkyards to lovely bay views. Parker was pretty pleased with it all.




All in all a great adventure.



Incidentally, he now tells time like a pro on his little Thomas the Train™ watch. In fact, I hope the novelty wears off soon because he was giving us minute-by-minute updates on the time today at the zoo, and he insisted on napping with his watch on.