Christmas Train @ Dry Gulch

Harry and 2 friends (Gavin & Payton) went to the Christmas Train at Dry Gulch on Sunday night. This a piece of land owned by Church on the Move about 1 1/2 hours SE of Tulsa. It is designed to be an old fashion cowboy town with a steam engine train, horse drawn wagons, and even Outlaws.

The first thing we did was ride the Christmas Train. It was a little gruesome depiction of the story of Christ. We were expecting a story of the birth so it was a little weird. After the train we were herded in to the movie theater to see a short film by the pastor at Church on the Move. This was weirder then the train because he went into a story about his mother taking her own life in front of him...weird?????

This didn't seem to phase Harry since he was focused on playing with his friends. We went to see Santa (I will post his picture as soon I as get it scanned). I was impressed on how well Harry did with Santa. He sat on his lap and told him he wanted to help Daddy for Christmas. I had to explain that he wanted tools so he could help Daddy around the house.

Harry's friends had to leave before Santa but we kept going...after Santa, we walked through the old cowboy town looking at all the scenery. Harry rode the ponies, as usual. We went into the little white chapel and had a family picture taken which I think I enjoyed the most. Harry looked trying to sneak up into others family's photos. After the family photo, we were walking back to ride the Merry-Go-Round and an outlaw showed us the horse drawn wagons. They also had the full covered carriages but of course Harry like to open wagons. We went for a ride through the woods there were large prints of the story Twas the Night Before Christmas!

Finally It was time for the Merry-Go-Round. Harry had a grand time. As we left the park he said good bye to all the town's people. I change him into his pajamas and off we went for the 1 1/2 drive home. We had a great time and will definitely do it again next year but may have to skip the train!