Polar Express 2008

We went as a family to the Polar Express this year. We loved it!!! We all wore our pj's and the kids wore their slippers. We showed up at the train depot at the Grand Canyon Railway and went and retrieved our tickets. Cole was so excited he kept saying "choo, choo" over and over. After we got our tickets we had about a hour and half to spare. We decided we didn't have time for dinner, so instead we went and got the kids picture taken with Santa. (unfortunately personal photography was not allowed, so we paid a $20 for a small picture of the kids. I will scan it later) After the picture with Santa we meet Mrs. Clause in a craft room. You could make crafts, color and write a letter to Santa, and then mail them. Then it was time to get on the train. The kids were so excited, they could hardly contain themselves. We sat there for about another 20 minutes before pulling away on our magical train that took us to the North Pole. Along the way we had hot cocoa and cookies while listening to the book Polar Express while the elf walked around showing the pictures. When we got to the North Pole we passed Santa sitting on his sleigh(that picture is really blurry), he then got on the train to visit the boys and girls and to give the the first gift of Christmas. (a sleigh bell) Can you imagine a train car filled with little kids ringing bells!!! On the way back to the depot we sang Christmas carols and the kids even got to help!! Kennedy ended up being Rudolph while some other kids including Kaden sung the song. After getting of the train we went to get some dinner the kids were starved!!!!! The best part of all was having so much fun, and seeing my kids faces light up with the joy of Christmas, and it also started to snow as we were leaving Williams!!!!! I can't wait and want to go again next year!!!!