The Polar Express

We have a new Christmas family tradition.  I can say that now as this is the second year in a row we have done this.  And we have had so much fun doing it the past two years, that we are already looking forward to doing it again next year!

Williams, Arizona hosts The Polar Express.  We bundle the kiddos up in warm footie pyjamas and ride a train to the North Pole. 


Along the way, we drink hot chocolate (really it's just lukewarm for the kiddos, but still tasty), eat giant cookies, hear the Polar Express story read to us by Liam Neeson (no kidding!), sing loads of Christmas songs and meet Santa who gives us a bell from his reindeers harness.

 
 
It is a magical time for The Littles.  The minute they hear that Santa is somewhere on the train, they can hardly contain themselves.  After every Christmas song we sang, Youngest Daughter would say "again, again", smile, dance and try to sing along to the next song.  Now that I think about it, maybe it's a magical time for the grown-ups too......

We always try to ride the Polar Express as early into the month as possible.  The cold weather (10 degrees), the snow (loads of it) and the lights at the hotel


always help us to usher in the holiday season.  The Polar Express experience just makes it feel like Christmas. 

Before and after the Polar Express, we had plenty of time to play in the snow.  Both of my girls are little snow bunnies. 



Youngest Daughter cried when we bundled her up, but once she hit the snow, the tears were forgotten.  Well, until we told her it was time to come in....

What a fabulous weekend!!!  JCMT


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