Every year we take Brooke on the Polar Express train ride from Lubbock to the North Pole. This year she even picked to do it over a dance recital that was scheduled on the day I had already purchased us tickets....so, that lets you know how much she looks forward to it.
We did it this year on the same day that she got out of school early for Christmas Break. I picked her up at 11 so we could eat at home together and before I even got our lunch ready she was already in her pj's for the evening train ride!
My favorite two people...
There are lots of skeptics when it comes to the train ride. I have heard a lot of adults actually gripe about it....let me remind you why we do it:
I do not care what any adult says, as far as I am concerned the magic of the holidays happens by watching it through a child's eyes! Worth it?! Of course it is!
We got to help our very sweet neighbor (adopted Grandmother #2) Dona bake cookies for her son in Florida!
Then later we baked our own for Santa!
One of Brooke's FAVORITE things she got for Christmas is a handmade night gown (that comes to her ankles, that is a HUGE deal for her) and a beautiful soft robe to go with it!
She also loves her handmade bean bag that we stuffed full of stuffed animals. It might secretly be my favorite thing too because it keeps the stuffed animals, but keeps them neat....haha! You can see the haul behind her. We are so blessed!
Sadly enough I realized after the holidays had come and gone, that I did not get ONE picture of the entire family. For those of you who know how much I love pictures, this saddens me!!!
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