The Polar Express

On the way home this afternoon, we took a detour to surprise the kids with a ride on the Polar Express.  They wore their pjs, sang Christmas carols, sipped on hot chocolate, ate cookies, and visited with Santa.  They also got their tickets punched by the conductor.  They were really surprised and had a wonderful time!

the train

 they've got a ticket to ride the Polar Express

 Cooper spent most of the train ride like this

 Daddy and Reagan

 Mommy & Cooper

 Mom and her girl

 clapping along to the Polar Express Song

 Cheers for hot chocolate

 yummy!

Having a great time 

 you couldn't get him away from the window

 except to eat a cookie!

 Mr Conductor punching tickets

 tickets, tickets please 

 finally getting around to eating her cookie

 Dad and Cooper

 he hasn't been in the mood to smile for my camera lately!

 some of the lights we saw on the train ride

 Santa Clause is here!

 Making sure he had Reagan's wish list correct!

 Asking Cooper if he's been a good boy this year

 Santa's elf

 Santa gave the kids bells to ring as we sang "Jingle Bells"

 Singing with all the kids in the middle aisle

 We sang "12 Days of Christmas" and our family was the "3 French Hens"

Cooper missed his nap all week!

 more French Hens

 then we sang "Rudolph"

 all the kids gathered in the center aisle to sing "Frosty the Snowman"

 then, we pulled back into the train station

 this is the "official photo" from our Polar Express Ride