Santa's Train

Last weekend we went to Boise to see Aunt Erin and ride "The Polar Express" Since Keller's birthday is so close to Christmas it is hard to get everyone together just a week before so we celebrated with Aunt Erin. She made him a cake and we went and rode the train. The train was fun for the boys. Jaren was a bit disappointed since we only went around 5 miles up the tracks to a makeshift "North Pole" but Santa and Mrs. Claus were on board. As well as Jingle the Elf and some carolers (singers). The boys checked out the train and even rode outside on the outdoor car with blankets. It really was a Christmasy feeling. While we were at Aunt Erins we did some shopping at the mall. Dylan got his own Build-a-Bear (a puppy named Oscar)Ask Erin how fun that was. Oh my, I sometimes wonder why we (Jaren and I) put ourselves through the torture of bringing our children out in public. I swear there are days that they act like we keep them in a cage and this is there first outing among real people. Jaren took the boys home to Erins house and we went shopping. Shopping just isnt as fun when you take your husband and 3 boys. Erin and I had fun fun fun! We found a scrapbooking store that I had never been to and it was sooo fun. We also found a little popcorn store that made just about every kind of popcorn you could think of. Anyway, we had fun and cant wait until our next trip. Thanks for your hospitality Aunt Erin.