Sunday, December 2, 2012

All Aboard....

In late November, we headed to Branson for a trip to the "North Pole" on the Polar Express!  Owen was sooooo excited and couldn't wait to get on the train!


Our seats were in the Silver Garden Car...

Owen getting his ticket punched so he could board the train...

Our train ride to the "North Pole" was quiet the experience.  There was caroling, cookies, and hot chocolate as they read the Polar Express book.
 

As we made our way to the North Pole, there were little towns with Christmas lights and when we got to Santa's workshop there were dancing elves!


 loving her cookie...
 

enjoying their hot chocolate...

Ava Kate took a short nap while we were awaiting a visit from Santa...
 

they even had the hobos on top of the train....just like the movie!  These guys were pretty funny as they moved through each car talking to all the kids...

One of the highlights from the Polar Express was a visit from Santa.  He talked with the kids about what they wanted for Christmas and then gave each of them a shinny silver jingle bell!


Owen was so excited about seeing Santa, but got pretty shy when he stopped to talk to him.  Ava Kate, on the other hand, loved him and loved playing with his hat!







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