POLAR EXPRESS

Some friends of ours live in Flagstaff and invited us up to the Polar Express.  A bunch of us headed up including Paul and Trisha.  We stayed at the Little America.  (Thanks so much Reeses, we had a blast and it was so fun to see everyone!)

So, you're supposed to wear your pajamas and after convincing Matt that it wasn't about him and his manliness but about the kids, he put them on.

It was fun to be cold as we boarded the big train to head to the North Pole.

After going through a magic tunnel we got hot chocolate and cookies and then... we saw the North Pole.  Santa himself came aboard and handed each child a bell.  One dropped from his bag and Audrey picked it up.  When Santa went to hand her a bell, she told him she already had one.  He was so proud of her for telling the truth that he still gave her another bell and said she could have two.

The look on Jackson's face when Santa came was pure magic.  He was so excited, jumping up and down.  The ride back was full of singing and lots and lots of bell ringing.  Nothing puts you in the Christmas spirit like being on a train full of kids that just had cookies, saw Santa and are equipped with a brand new bell!