The North Pole Express

Did you know that there is a magical train that runs to the North Pole? Well, there is...  It's called the North Pole Express. 

It's a steam train that runs from Essex, CT straight to the North Pole. Miss Sasha took a ride on it this past weekend. 

It was meant to be a surprise, which I kept for the longest time. As luck would have it, Sasha developed a phantom fever overnight, which was mostly gone by the morning. I was debating whether to cancel the trip. In the end, I left the decision up to Sasha. I had to tell her what the trip was, of course. Needless to say, Sasha's decision was in favor of the trip!

And so Sasha, Scott and I set out on an adventure! Two hours in the car brought us to the Essex train station where we met up with the rest of the MacMillan clan.  We waited patiently for our train to arrive:

We even had a bit of fun in the process:

We boarded the train just as the sun set ...

... and set off for the North Pole.

We met some interesting characters while traveling! 

We sang and danced with Cowgirl Holly who was our guide through the journey:

We had cookies and hot cocoa with Sleepy Servers (also known as Elves):

We even got to meet Mr. & Mrs. Clause once we reached the North Pole. Unfortunately, we couldn't get a shot with Santa. He was too quick for us! But here is Mrs. Clause with Stewart MacMillan, our train conductor:

It was a wonderful journey! Sasha had a blast!

Thank you, Janet and Doug, for inviting us along!