The Polar Express

 Last Sunday we took OM and our nephew AJ on the Polar Express: a train ride from Hood River to the north pole to see Santa. 

When they finally opened the train station doors and the conductor bellowed out, "all aboard" Owen and AJ's eyes widened in amazement and I tell ya, it was the most endearing sight ever. They were SO excited and couldn't believe they were there. 

The fella that took our picture here made us all say 'I believe' and no one was having it. I said it to be polite. :)

The helpers handing out cookies and hot cocoa (very tasty btw, I wasn't expecting much but they were just right).

Collecting tickets...

O holding out his ticket...

The conductor excessively punching holes in the ticket and showering O with them...

AJ getting a better view of the snow and Santa...

The hobo from the book/movie...

And finally, Santa. He gave all the kids a jingle bell:)

They jacked around for most of the car ride but in the end their little bodies were tuckered...

Happy Holidays!

Ho, ho, ho happy cwis-mas evwee-body

Thanksgiving 2010

Turkey was in fact on the menu this year. It came close to not happening but it felt right to include it. 

I came home one day from the gym and our entire kitchen table was covered in leaves, feathers, glue, construction paper etc. as OM and Woody made name tags for all our TDay guests...

Maya wrote mine...pretty great "m's" for a 3-year-old!

The kid table...

Owen got pretty sick on TDay but this was early in the day when he was still hanging strong...

Elee made FIVE pies! Yum:)

I haven't been sewing much but I finally whipped up a banner (see it back there?). Next year it will say 

H-A-P-P-Y T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G.

It's kind of a hodge podge assortment of materials but I love how it's all scraps from projects from my first year of sewing. And where the 'G' will be is on a blue piece of felt (from Owen's super hero birthday cape) with orange stitching. That's me paying homage to my Gator loving roots. :)

Everyone here is getting ready to watch Polar Express...

We're taking OM and AJ this weekend to Hood River to board the Polar Express and check out Santa up at the North Pole while we munch cookies and sip cocoa. 

Hope your TDay was delicious and filled with LOTS of love too!