THIS is the POLAR EXPRESS!

We kicked off our Christmas season with a ride on the "North Pole Express" (aka The Polar Express).

Alex was SO SO SO excited! He's been watching and reading The Polar Express all year. When we pulled up to the station and saw the train, Alex was positively giddy. It was ADORABLE and so fun to watch as a parent.

When we were on the train, everything that our MC said Alex repeated in an excited voice after she said it. It was HILARIOUS! So for example, the MC was talking about the history of the train and said something that ended in 1912 and Alex goes, "NINETEEN TWELVE!!!" It had us all laughing.

We had a good time drinking hot cocoa made by some cocoa chefs, eating cookies, singing Christmas songs, and seeing Santa. I think that Alex was a little unimpressed by The North Pole. It's MUCH bigger and like a city in the movie/book. On our little ride, it was a couple of trees and some presents. LOL.
He also asked my mom where the wolves were. We got a good laugh out of that one.

Still, Alex thoroughly enjoyed every second and we enjoyed every second of watching him. It was completely magical to him. What a fun, fun way to start off the Christmas season.

Despite his face in this picture, he really was excited. He just wasn't excited to be sitting on a freezing cold metal train.





this picture would have rocked had the flash worked!



looking into the train!




Kate is excited!



REALLY excited!



Here we are in front of our car





So excited to be on the train! (this picture made me LOL!)



Looking out at the snow



All aboard!



Kaitlyn with the cocoa chefs



So many people to see!



Lovin' it!