All Aboard!

On  Dec 8 we took our annual ride on the North Pole Express.  We drove up to Heber and ate at Dairy Keen first, then headed to the train station.  They served us cookies that Mrs. Clause made, and hot chocolate.  We sang songs and watched the silly elves dance while we waited to get to the North Pole and pick up Santa.  At one point while we were by a river, they had to stop the train because Rudolph was on the tracks.  We had to sing to get him off.  When we got to the north pole, there was Santa waving at us, and then he climbed aboard.  He talked to each of the kids and gave them one of his reindeer's bells.  Kaydee told him she wanted a dog, and Sydnee told him she wanted Bouncy puppy.  We were so shocked that Maycee wasn't scared of him.  In fact, she took off down the aisle toward him.  After he left we sang songs and rang our bells and then Mrs. Clause came to talk to all the kids.  She had them ring their bell for her and she told them which reindeer's bell they got.  They thought that was fun.
When the train ride was over we had to drive down the mountain in a snow storm.  It was actually worse once we got down onto the freeway though.  It took a while to get home.  We had so much fun though and the kids loved talking about it afterwards.