All Aboard!!!!

A couple of weeks before Christmas, the kids put on their pajamas and we all climbed aboard the Polar Express for a fun filled evening.

McKayla, is watching for Santa as we arrive at the North Pole.

While riding the train, we were all served hot chocolate and cookies,

visited with santa and his elves. Morgan's favorite elf was 'Snow Sparkle', who promised to put in a special request for a special toy Mo wanted.

We even saw Mrs. Clause. Of course we heard the story of the Polar Express and sang Christmas carols along the way.

We all left with a bell souvenir, for those that truly believe. It was a fun night for all aboard the Polar Express.

Weekend getaway

For Christmas, Angelo surprised me with a weekend getaway in Vegas. After the initial shock and "what will we do with our children?" I got very excited about it. Ang had set up all of the arrangements (including a babysitter), without me having a clue about any of it. This was the first time in 13 years we have gone somwhere for more than 1 night without children. A real big stretch for me.

We stayed at my favorite hotel, the Wynn.

Our room had a beautiful view of the strip.

One of my very favorite things at the hotel are all of the beautiful floral arrangements.

We went to a couple of shows including Phantom and Cirque du Soleil- Mystere. We also went to the Titanic exhibit which gave me a much greater appreciation of what the passengers went through. What a well thought out, touching exhibit.

Of course we enjoyed all the sights and sounds and all of the delicious food. Especially the Wynn's hot chocolate....I just couldn't get enough of the sweet, whipped cream covered, candycane sprinkled, goodness! ha ha
We had such a wonderful time (by the way our kids did too).