We loved seeing Santa, hanging out with cousins, Emily singing a solo of "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" in the microphone, seeing the North Pole, eating treats, singing carols, reading the story Polar Express together, and giving Aaron his first Christmas gift ever- a bell.
We didn't love that the generator went out, not sitting by each other, the freezing ride, Aaron being tired and crabby, and cold hot chocolate. I don't think we'll ride it again for a while but it was worth doing once.
The fun train restaurant afterwards was packed but we enjoyed the good food. Our car got stuck in the snowy parking lot, but we had friends help us out. All in all it was a fun launch into the week of Christmas.
Emily's school had a 'special gal' night at school where each girl in school got to bring a girl grown-up with them for a fun night. We got dressed up in jeans, bandannas, hats and braids and had a great time. First we tried line dancing. The caller was really good and we tried our best. My brain was honestly having a hard time keeping up and although I was doing pretty good, my brain was tired when we done. Emily said it was boring dancing. Then we went and colored bandannas- Emily drew a horse on hers. Then we made bead bracelets and had popsicles. Fun night.
