All aboard...the Polar Express!!

"THIS IS THE POLAR EXPRESS....."What a fun way to feel the Christmas Spirit! It was pure magic for the kids--and as it goes with 4 young kids, a miracle that we all survived! :) Thanks Dad--for a FUN get-away!

Here comes Santa...a real beard and everything! Carter is always so animated--is this the picture of pure joy or what?

"Happy" to see Santa! Tessa's favorite part was the cookie--can you tell??? Our "Cocoa Chef" on the Polar Express--super attentive and way off key! Getting ready for the train to leave the station in Williams--and transport us to the North Pole!

Waiting for the Polar Express! It was cold...but lots of fun!

Here we are in front of an old steam engine!

I guess it's tradition to wear PJ's to ride on the Polar Express--so we ordered the famed PJ Pals from Disney--and we were off to see the train!

Here are the kids playing in the dirty snow in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn--where we stayed in Williams, Arizona. We decided to take the kids to see the Polar Express this year. We
knew we wouldn't be traveling to see family for Christmas this year and thought it would be a fun get-away! It was fun to see them playing in the snow--the boys didn't remember ever seeing it before--and they even ate some (which makes me cringe)--but oh well, the trip would have been worth it just to watch them playing in the snow. That is one thing that I will always miss at Christmas time...I LOVE snow (for a few days at least)...I'll admit, it was nice to get back to the valley...we spent that afternoon vacuuming out the van in our t-shirts! You gotta love winter in AZ!