Thanks to my mom and nana for standing in line for two hours to secure our tickets to the Polar Express, we actually did get to attend again this year. This free event is getting more and more popular every year. I so hope we continue to get to go because it has turned in to a fun tradition for us. I love it when the kids get to wear their Christmas jammies. They love the hot chocolate and cookies while waiting for the conductor to make the All Aboard call.
You board the train in the very back but have to walk all the way to the front for the reading of the Polar Express. It's a long walk through super narrow hallways that smell, well, old. But it's an awesome part of history that I love.
My parents, grandparents, and Bradley's family were all with us for this fun night. We love any family time we can get.
We actually had this reader a couple of years ago when we attended, and he does an excellent job.
We had such a big crew that we didn't all get to sit together, but I love this picture of Bradley's family and Nana and Grandaddy. Little Lawson was so stinkin cute!
Canaan loves his Great-Nan and Grandaddy Hughes. He gripped his hand tightly through the long walk back off the train.
I so hoped I could snap a picture of both kids with Santa but Canaan would have no part. When he rounded the last corner of the train and saw St. Nick, he was more than a little stand-offish. He didn't scream or anything, but as far as snuggling up close to him, he certainly wasn't going to do that. But I'm glad I got a good picture of Hadley with Santa.
After spending some time in the gift shop looking at an enormous train set, we said our goodbyes to the rest of our family and headed home. But we had the best time and wouldn't trade these moments for anything. Till next year, Polar Express!!
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