Polar Express

This was the snowstorm we hit leaving Arizona. It was beautiful!

Warming up at the fireplace with Evan and Matthew Vendetti after the snow fight.

Playing in the snow..... I didn't realize there would be so much snow, and didn't pack snow clothes for the boys. thank goodness they did bring gloves and warm jackets...

Matt and Zach fell asleep on the train ride back from the North Pole. We were on the late train and they were TIRED...

Santa Claus giving Zach his magical bell... " I do believe, I do believe."

Aiden watching out the window, looking for the North Pole.

On the TRAIN...

Daddy and Aiden outside the hotel. It was so cold there.....

The Fam, standing in front of an old train... Photo moment.

The kids waiting in line to see Santa before we headed to the North Pole.

On Monday, December 21, we took a road trip to Williams, Arizona (about 4 hours from Vegas) We stayed at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel, and took the Polar Express to the North Pole to see Santa. I will have to say that one of my FAVORITE Christmas movies is the "Polar Express" starring Tom Hanks... I guess I was expecting the train ride to be more like the movie, and so were the boys. They were so excited on the train to get to the North Pole, and when we stopped and didn't get off, all the excitement was gone. That is until Santa got on the train to pass out magical bells. Overall.... was it worth the $500 it costs...hmmm I would say I don't know. Will we do it again?? not sure. Maybe in a few years when I forget how terrible the food was... I will convince Jared to take us again. The boys did have fun... in fact the best time they had was the next morning when we woke up and there was new fresh snow on the ground. We ran into our friends from Vegas, and all the kids played in the snow for a couple of hours. That was their favorite part.