Anyone who knows Cole knows he is obsessed with all things trains. He is outgrowing Thomas, but he is enthralled with any and all locomotives and will talk your ear off if he thinks you're remotely interested as well. One of his all-time favorite books and movie is The Polar Express.
Well, this year, we got to ride it!
By the time I got around to making arrangements, the only dates left that would work for our family was a random Thursday in early November. Well, might as well welcome in the Christmas season a little early, because we were going!
We surprised the kiddos and didn't tell them what we were doing until we were driving there. It was a LONG windy drive through the mountains of West Virginia to get to the tiny town where the train was located. Poor Cole even threw up on the way because of the twists and turns. Thankfully, I packed everyone some Christmas jammies, so he had clothes to change into.
We finally made it just in time to take some pictures, get our tickets and climb aboard!
His very own golden ticket!
Cole said this was the "Best day ever!" Made it totally worth it!
We each got a special Polar Express mug full of hot chocolate and sugar cookies to eat.
The train drove us to the "North Pole" where Santa got on board to interact with all the kids. While we were driving there, we got to enjoy some singing and dancing while they poured the hot chocolate.
The Hobo came and sang and told jokes.
They told us the story!
Christmas town! We didn't get to get off, it was just a little town of lights with some elves waving.
The conductor came by and punched our tickets.
Poor Lexi was tired.
Santa!
Santa handed out a special bell to all the children.
It truly was a magical experience!
(Except for the drive. That was awful. But worth it. Thank goodness George was driving!)
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