{"id":6277,"date":"2024-09-20T19:49:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T01:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=6277"},"modified":"2026-10-05T19:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T01:52:27","slug":"oktoberfest-2024-its-a-model-train-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2024\/09\/oktoberfest-2024-its-a-model-train-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Oktoberfest 2024: It&#8217;s a Model Train Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2024\/09\/oktoberfest-2024-its-a-model-train-store\/oktoberfest2024day3-1\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6278\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6278\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Oktoberfest2024Day3-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Oktoberfest2024Day3-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Oktoberfest2024Day3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Oktoberfest2024Day3-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Oktoberfest2024Day3-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On to happier stories. 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