North Pole Express 2011

Yesterday afternoon, we headed to downtown Grapevine to ride the North Pole Express.  This was our second year to go.  We had so much fun last year, we knew Em would enjoy it even more now that she's older.  It was much colder this year, so we got all bundled up (and of course, Em wore her pj's).  We arrived 20 min. before our showtime and so we went inside the General Store to keep warm.  They had lots of neat train sets for sale, but Em enjoyed sitting in the rocking chairs on the porch even more.

After a few minutes of rocking, we decided to head into the tent.  They put on a short show before we board the train.  This years show was a bit shorter than last years (I was glad about that), but I didn't think the acts were as good.

After the show, it was time to board the train.  We got right in the front car and Em was very excited about riding the choo choo train.  She loved looking out the window the best.  Towards the end of the ride, Santa made his appearance.  Em didn't know what to think of him.  She pointed him out from a distance, but once he was close, she wanted nothing to do with him.   I tried to get her to switch places with me and talk to him, but she wasn't having any of that.

I wasn't as impressed as I was last year, but I'm still glad we went.  Em told us she had fun riding the choo choo train, so that alone made me glad we went.