Tiny Town

A week ago (or was it two?) I took the girls to Tiny Town with a friend of mine from California. She has a daughter Abby's age, named Chloe, and the two of them have really hit it off. Eventually I'll have some more pictures--my camera died and my friend Christine got some really cute ones of the girls.

Tiny Town was originally a private residence back in the 30's. The family that lived there had one little girl, and there were no other houses, much less kids, in the "neighborhood." On the weekend the father would go into town and bring some kids out to their property to play with her so she wouldn't be lonely. But to keep her occupied during the week, he built her a playhouse that was was scaled down to kid size--1/6 of full size. Not sure who kept adding to them, or when the property became the little town that it is, but now it's a fun little destination with dozens of these 1/6 scale structures, some of which are sealed and some of which, as you'll see, the kids can go into. 

Many are replicas of actual buildings; last month a new one was added and it was even on the news: A FedEx mail store. There's also a 1/6 scale train that you can ride on, and of course that's all Abby wanted to do the whole time we were there. She and Chloe rode with two other little kids in the caboose, and I was a little concerned that halfway through she might freak out and want to get off or something. But when it was over she begged for another ride, so I guess it went well!

Hanging out at the picture show:

'Hey kids, ya gotta pay yer dime just like everyone else if ya wanna catch the show..."

Run for the hills! It's the Penny Monster!

I love this picture:


Penny Jane chilling in church:

Penny Jane working on her breaking and entering skills:

I'll post the pictures from Christine as soon as I get them. She had some great ones that Chloe took of Abby in the caboose (she's as enamored with cameras as Abby is).