Toddler Christmas Toy Train 2011

Last Christmas my parents gifted P-Finn with a train set. Now, this wasn't any ordinary train set, oh no! This Disney-themed steam locomotive was modeled after the engine that picks up guests as they enter the park on Main Street. Finn would sit right in the middle of the oval-shaped tracks and watch the train circulate round and round, mesmerized for hours on end.

Poor child nearly had a meltdown when we had to box the train away with all of our other Christmas decorations. Right away he started to frequently ask, "When is Christmas," and "When can we get the Mickey Mouse train down?" And that started right away in January and persisted throughout much of the spring and summer.

In fact, my parents purchased their own Disney train this past fall, and gladly setup the tracks anytime P-Finn visited. Considering Walmart started to air Christmas commercials well before Halloween, my son was conned into believing the winter holidays were imminent. In response to these circumstances, my son stepped up his requests to take the train down from the attic. We politely declined until the time was appropriate.

Finn exploded with excitement when my wife finally started to remove Christmas decoration from the attic, including his Disney train. Nearly every day he falls into a meditative trance as the locomotive circles around and around. Being in the Season Spirit, I made this quick 30-second film for my son to commemorate the Christmas train (and tide him over those upcoming summer months).