We didn't tell him where we were going, just told him we had a surprise. He was excited, even though he had no idea where we were going.
Once we pulled into the station he about lept out of his seat when he realized we were going to ride a train.
It was raining outside all day, it turned to sleet on our way home but luckily the train cars were all enclosed and it was nice and toasty inside.
There was, of course, lots of excitement and some goofing around while we were waiting for the train to get going and when we were stopped at the "North Pole."
That's right... this train went all the way to the "North Pole." On the way they served us homeade cookies.
And hot chocolate...
And then when we got there, we got a special vistor!
Santa got on the train at the "North Pole" and handed out bells to every child. (It used to be called the Polar Express and they handed out the sleigh bells like he gets in the movie but because of copywright issues they can no longer call it the Polar Express but they still hand out the bells.
Then we all sang Christmas Carols. Jingle Bells, of course, along with several other favorites.
Overall, I think it was a very fun trip. It would have been a little better if we had gone during the day so that he could have seen out of the windows but otherwise, it was pretty good. More importantly, Zack loved it.
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I took Mack on this way back when. She loved it. A fun family adventure!
We took our boys on the Polar Express many years ago and it was a thrill for them. We also went in the evening but the route the train took had decorations along the way so it appeared as though we were going to the North Pole. Fun.
(Though we only did it once because it was preposterously expensive!)
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