On the Polar Express

Charlize on her way to the North Pole Express 

 Today we rode the North Pole Express in Grapevine, Texas!  It is a super cute little program that they put together to ride the old trains just like the Polar Express movie.  When you get to downtown grapevine there are carnival like food stands and activities for the kids.  Then when its almost time to board the train, they put on a show for you in this big tent.  Then you walk through a maze of Christmas trees to board the train.  The train is almost 100 years old.  On the train we sang Christmas Carols and got a visit from Santa!  Santa brought us all candy canes and a little keepsake bell to remind us to BELIEVE.  The train stops at the "north pole" and comes right back to downtown Grapevine.  Even though it was a short trip it was fun for the kids.  And we got a complimentary hot Chocolate with our ticket once we returned to downtown Grapevine.
Cory and I had fun carrying Charlie around in her little carrier!  Since there were no strollers or car seats aloud on the train, we had to find other means of carrying Charlie around.  What a perfect opportunity to test out Charlie's infant carrier.  Cory was excited to have her strapped to him.  He wanted to know what it was like to carry her around all the time like when I was pregnant with her.  He wouldn't let me try it until he had to go to the bathroom.  Once I put it on, I totally missed being pregnant!  It really did feel almost like it did when Charlie was in my tummy!  I loved carrying her around and having her that close to me at all times again!  But it was also good to be able to take her off and give her back to Cory and be me again.  We're NOT looking to have another one just yet!  ;)
We had a great time with all of Charlie's cousins and the whole family.  Maybe we will make this an annual tradition too!