Express to the North Pole

On Saturday the 11th we got to ride the "Express to the North Pole" - the train ride formerly known as the Polar Express. Not sure if they were sued by the author or film company, but they no longer read the Polar Express book or give out bells. BUT - the girls still had a fantastic time getting to ride on the train and seeing Santa Claus. A very nice family gave up one of their seats so that all of us could sit in seats facing each other. Talk about Christmas spirit for which we were very grateful.

We started off the train ride by seeing Mrs. Claus and getting to try some of her famous Christmas cookies. Yummy chocolate ones! Yay!


We then read The Night Before Christmas and sang Christmas songs. Before we knew it we were at the North Pole!

Annika was very excited to see Santa.

Mieka - not so much. She was hiding under the coats. :)

But, she finally warmed up when he gave her a fun toy top.
Mieka told Santa she wanted a doll house.

Annika told Santa she wanted a teddy bear. Really? That wasn't on the official list. Oh wait! Yes it was! Bummer. Maybe next year :)

Over all it was a super fun night on the train. I'm grateful that there are so many fun activities for families to do in this area. Lots of great opportunities to create fantastic memories.