Gearing up for our trip to the "North Pole"

Tickets in hand and ready to be punched by the conductorWe picked up Santa and now get to tell him what's on our list
Kerry and Jason enjoying the train ride

We started out the Christmas season on the North Pole Express, traveling to the North Pole to get Santa. This was our second year doing it and while a cute idea, may be our last. The kids had fun but the adults couldn't get passes the horribly out of tune "elves". Who doesn't know the tune of Jingle Bells? I am not kidding, it was laughable! But, we drank our chocolate milk, ate our cookies and rang our jingle bells loudly as Santa came ho-ho-ho-ing through the train car. Once we arrived back at the station, Santa settled down in the caboose and the kids all got to sit on his lap and spill their Christmas wishes. This is where Madeleine asked for a purple bike and Lily, always wanting to be just like her big sis, asked for a bike as well....oh and 2 (not 1, but 2) Ariel dolls - that's my girl!