Let Us See The Kids -photos

From a few years ago.

cute picture. it tells much

Bob C.

The boys. 

My little one (now ten) likes trains, I often call her my "helper"!

Also, each year we do a "girls and the trains" video, here is the one from 2015.

the smiling faces tell the story of a great hobby. keep the photos coming please

I like that video  - nice idea for the holidays;

Bob C.

I sure wish, almost more than anything, that I could contribute to this thread with a photo...

Enjoy them, everyone. Don't ever forget that there are people who couldn't have kids for various reasons.

I'm one of them. My wife simply couldn't bear them, after we spent an astronomical amount of money and my wife endured horribly painful medical procedures, just to find this out. Adoption wasn't a workable option as my side of the family doesn't consider adopted kids to be anything other than someone else's kid that you're looking after. I couldn't have handled any adopted kid of ours not being seen in the same way my brohter's two biological kids (who I love greatly, as they're both great kids) were by my family. Neither could my wife.

I don't mean to be a downer here, but when I hear people griping about what a pain their kids are, I always reply, "I bet you'd find it a greater pain never having had them." That usually stops them cold.

Grandsons Alex, Cole, and Caden like to run the trains as loud as possible.

Robert Coniglio posted:

the smiling faces tell the story of a great hobby. keep the photos coming please

I like that video  - nice idea for the holidays;

 

Bob C.

Thanks Bob, we do a video each year, here is the first one which you might like, I wish the video quality was better, but still priceless the way it is.

Lee/P51, I'll give my kids a few extra hugs tomorrow morning when they wake up after reading your post, we're certainly blessed here at my home with our two fantastic daughters.

And with the New York Central main line behind our house, somehow I got interested in trains.

When my children were a bit younger in 2007.

Running at the club a couple weeks ago:

seeing these smiling kids reminds me of the kid faces after the Trains For Kids Christmas projects, kids and trains go together.

Bob C.

ALLEGHENY

I really like that picture on the H-8  my favorite locomotive

Bob C.

New scenery

At the helm

My helper

We don't have any children but that doesn't mean kids are not around the layout.  My sister and her family are stationed in Germany but they usually get to come back to the States every other summer.  My nephew always wants the first stop to be Uncle Bryan's house to see the trains.  I have been given an edict by the family that I need to have something running, even though I am in the process of a major rebuild, because they are coming in again this summer.

This was a while back...

Various Years, from older to newer -

Walt

I have an annual "Train Party" for my entire family.  This year I hired a Mr. and Mrs. Claus as a special guest!

OK, not a train picture but I could not find a picture of my grand daughter running trains.  And she LOVES to run them.

A one-time Easter related layout.  Up for all of one day.

Here's my contribution.

Nick

Here is my youngest next to the ex NYC MO tower in the Bronx earlier this spring. 

My Granddaughter Charlotte and I enjoying a day in the basement running trains.

Granddaughter making fence posts and getting ready to spread some glue

My two grandkids !

Meet Lyndon, my newest fan!

walt rapp posted:

Various Years, from older to newer -

Walt

 

Hey Walt just to let you know I still have those two EL RS3s and both are still named "PIRATES" and "KENNYWOOD" in the DCS remote ! I bought them a few years ago when I was passing through Monroeville and the Greenberg show was in town.

 

From a while back.......

1986...... 

fast forward to 1993....

then, fast forward to the late 90s....

......unfortunately, they've all outgrown the train room.....my son's Yale graduation, May, 2015...

....now, I just have to get them married and wait for grandchildren!

Great idea for a thread, Bob!

Peter

My Granddaughter Jaime at the remote.

nice to see all the great kids as well as the full grown kids.

Bob C.

Christopher started this post with the great pictures of his children and his beautiful new daughter. Now there is a lot of proud fathers and grandpas out there. GREAT POST . They are the only thing good about getting old. Tstark

yes. kids can make old age bearable,

Bob C.

Some visitors to the museum looking in from a higher vantage point

My little guy has always been into trains! We have a lot of fun together!

taycotrains posted:

walt rapp posted:

Various Years, from older to newer -

Walt

 

Hey Walt just to let you know I still have those two EL RS3s and both are still named "PIRATES" and "KENNYWOOD" in the DCS remote ! I bought them a few years ago when I was passing through Monroeville and the Greenberg show was in town.

 

I hope they are running for you as perfectly as they ran for me.  Man, they were great pullers!  Thanks for letting me know!

- walt