The Pol-Ex

ALL ABOARD!

Tickets please!

We took the kids to ride on the Polar Express in Hood River. It was down right chilly! But we still wore our pj's, no Pol-Ex trip would be right without them on! Ok, so just the kids wore jammies. I didn't want to be the only adult sporting them & I was right! I definitely would have been.

On the way there we asked C if he wanted to stop & get hot chocolate before we boarded the train. In a very matter-of-fact way he replied, "No! We don't get hot chocolate at Starbucks! We get hot chocolate on the Polar Express!!!"

duh. silly question. :)

When we first arrived a freight train was blowing by and blew its whistle! There were trains coming & going! heaven for a little boy who loves trains. Except for the loud whistle part!

Next stop: the North Pole!

tickets waiting to be punched

hot chocolate! oooh, we got it!

C just found out that we don't actually get to get off at the North Pole.

super bummed :(

but then we got to meet Santa on the train! yay!

when Santa asked what he wanted for Christmas, C whispered, "a bell" just like the little boy does from the story! so cute!

Then C proceeded to interogate the big man.

"where's your sleigh? where's your reindeer? where's your elves? why are you not at the north pole right now? what are you bringing me for Christmas?!!" HAHAHA!

K just stared up.

Towards the end of the ride C desperately exclaimed that we needed to get home & get to bed quick because it was Christmas Eve & he didn't want Santa to miss our house!!!

oh, the confusion.