The Polar Express

All aboard!!

Mommy made Daddy wear matching jammies....

Danni sandwich (I took these pix!)

Before our ride!  It was COLD outside!

I saw the conductor!

All aboard!!

We wore matching jammies too!!  :)

Practicing my photography skills...

Gross!

The Beast wasn't into it...

.... at all....

Why let her ruin a perfectly good picture?!

Mommy and me!

Getting crazy with Daddy...

Almost a decent family pic!

The conductor punched my ticket....

This shot captured the experience...  :)

She saw Santa get on board!!

Santa gave us silver bells!

I could hear mine!!

Making sure that it still worked....

Kisses from Daddy....

She got a golden ticket AND a bell!!  :)

Don't mess with the Beast!!

We tooka  mini family vacation to ride the Polar Express in Williams, Arizona.  Danni and I have been reading the book, so we were excited to do everything in real life!  They read the story on the train (on the way to the North Pole!).  Mrs. Claus made us hot chocolate and fresh chocolate chip cookies.  Yum!!  Once we got to the North Pole, Santa hitched a ride.  He visited all of the train cars and gave us each a silver bell.  On our way back to town, we all sang Christmas carols!  It was a fun trip.  Of course, Danni beasted through most of it.  But she ended up having a good time, and was super relieved that Santa didn't catch her being naughty!  ;)