Saturday in Nanton

Nanton is a little town about 40 minutes away from Calgary. We usually just pass through on our way south to Ft. Macleod. But we desperately needed a family outing as we have all been suffering from the winter doldrums! So we decided to drive to Nanton to visit the train store. There is a little place there that is a train collectors dream. From the entire Thomas the Tank Engine line, to some really serious electric trains, its got everything. And in the spring - which we found out isn't until early May - they have an outdoor play garden with a ride-on train, play areas with trains, and a huge electric train that goes around it all. Sounds great, not ready yet though. So we just looked around and then decided it would be a great place to come back to in a few months.
After our playtime at the train store, we (or well I) was more than ready for lunch so we went to a little weird restaurant there in Nanton for a bite to eat. Next, we decided that we had also never taken advantage of the Nanton Aircraft Museum, so what the heck! It was really cool. Inside the little aircraft hanger were planes used in WWII and some paraphernalia from the wars and the Royal Canadian Air Force.

There was a huge bomber plane that you could go inside too. Ian went in first with his hard hat on and Olivia said - NO WAY! But she changed her mind and went in with him the 2nd time. Then she went in over and over and over again!

Then we took a little walk over to the park where, although it was windy, Olivia got to run and play for a while. That was great for she fell asleep as soon as she was in the car on the way home.
We went to Auntie Pat's for dinner, where the day was completed with Olivia playing a serious game of pool.