Polar Express

Abuelo & Abuela gave us an early Christmas present and sent us on the Polar Express (or the Polar Bear Express as Daniel calls it)!  Norma, Daniel, Catherine, and I all went on Friday night, and Daniel had the time of his life.  Not exaggerating - he was the most excited kid there, waiting to get on that train.  He could not stop jumping up and down and was giggling with excitement!  He LOVED the train and spent a lot of time looking out the window at the trucks passing by (he logically reasoned that they were 18-wheelers filled with toys that the elves had made)!  He got to have cookies and hot chocolate while riding to the North Pole.  At the North Pole, Santa Claus and a few of his elves hopped aboard the train.  Daniel was excited to see Santa (in his funny little quiet way).  He kept watching Santa as he made his way closer, then he turned to me and said quietly with a little smile, "This is my first time!"  Santa gave him and Catherine a little silver bell each (which Catherine loved more than anything else on the trip).  Santa also signed Daniel's Polar Express book.  It was incredibly sweet to see Daniel so excited about such a magical evening!  It really did bring tears to my eyes.  Thank you to Abuelo & Abuela for the nice present!