During the holidays we got to visit the Corvallis Society of Model Engineers. These stinkin' sweet grandpops take their model trains super seriously and we got to reap the benefits! This place has been around since 1959 and it is very neat to watch the men up in the booths with their headsets on communicating to each other and using "railroad slang". It was almost as neat to watch them play with the trains via commands as watching the actual trains come and go all around us- nearly, but not quite.  The boys were fascinated by everything, the smallness of it all and loved looking at all the miniature buildings, cranes, bridges and farm houses. It was the perfect thing to do with the boys. Thank you Grandma Canfield for taking us!

And we did finally spot the highly anticipated Spiderman Train. We looked everywhere and then just broke down and asked.

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We have the street performers

Gumbo (above) is a local ( completely stunning ) band, we have seen them play at tons of different locations, and they never fail to impress and even bring the most reluctant toes to a tap. To hear Gumbo, go to the Wild Rose Artists website and click on the link to Gumbo on the bottom left, so fun for the whole family to listen to. Listen up! Enjoy.

Produce like you could never get at the grocery store

Hundreds of happy buyers

And just as many hungry eaters

The boys' favourite part when it is warm is the fountain

The perfect Saturday local adventure!

What do you like to do on weekends were you live?

For more market photos go to my flickr album: Saturday Market

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