Santa train

Last Sunday the Galvins joined our family for a ride on the Santa train.

Now I don't know if there has ever been a passenger train through Vegas or if it has always been cargo but down at Boulder City a wonderful bunch of volunteers man the "Santa train". This train goes about 3 miles towards Las Vegas and then goes backwards back to the station. It's not a long ride, nor is the view spectacular but it is the first time the girls have been on a train so it was special especially when Santa and Mrs Claus were involved!

Now I don't have any pics of Santa with the girls as they weren't exactly cooperative {the girls that is not Santa and Mrs Claus!}. Kerri did manage to get one of the girls sitting in our lap next to Santa {I still have to get it from her so cannot post it here now} and Kendall was still freaking out about him despite our presence! I'm kinda disappointed that the girls are having the "man-in-the-white-beard" reaction as it would be nice to have piccies of them every year in his lap but it seems kinda mean to put them through such a moment {especially Kendall} just for a photo. So we'll keep trying...maybe next year we'll have better luck.

Anyway, here are some pics of the train ride.
Who is that wonderful family? Oh, what joy, it's us!

 The Galvins {Lauryn was scared of Santa too so I didn't feel so bad about the girls not liking him}

 Daddy and his girls.

 Mummy and her girls. The volunteers decorate the train too and you can see a little of the deccies behind me. They must have spent some serious time hanging individual ornaments from the roof all the way down the gangway. It looked nice and helped give a "christmassy" feel. The ornaments also helped entertain Kendall who was most fascinated by their movement with the train. She was quite happy to lean back.

 Landree and Lily.

 Posing in Santa's sleigh that he most graciously left behind whilst visiting the kids on the train.

 Pity the girls can't write otherwise we could have posted their letters to Santa!