Christmas countdown day 18- Our big SURPRISE!

SweetPea loves to tell us that she has wanted to ride a train "all her life". Yes, those almost three years have been a long lifetime in her little world. But our little tomboy princess really does have an affinity for trains, planes and automobiles (along with motorcycles, power tools and dinosaurs). We knew that we wanted to include one special trip during our Christmas countdown, not because it is giving or sharing but because its the season to make dreams come true. We were torn between taking our two smallest to see "Happy Feet 2" (because SweetPea loves the first one and a trip to the movies is a real rarity to us), a trip to the Bavarian Village with the largest Christmas store in the US or a trip to a quaint little Village complete with its our train.

Yes.... the train won out. Hubby made reservations for us, PorkChop and SweetPea on the 410 Huckleberry Railroad.

SweetPea slept most of the way there and just woke up in time for us to turn around in a parking lot... a parking lot which earned a cry of "This not my prise!" from a very upset little girl. No sweetie, this really isn't your "prise". But our next turn took us right into the heart of "the North Pole". SweetPea's eyes were so huge looking at all the Christmas decorations and pointing them all out to her daddy and I. Even better, she could hear Christmas music being played and could hear the whistle from the train station.

In all honestly, I am not sure which of the littles had a better time. SweetPea loved the village more than I thought that she would and even went and sat on Santa's lap, announcing that she wanted "presents" for Christmas. PorkChop loved the motion of the train and getting to happily smack his hands on the windows in a vain attempt to catch all the pretty twinkling lights outside. Hubby just stared in awe over everything that he was witnessing, especially the joy on his two littlest Ps faces. Me? I have to admit that other than making my little girl's dream come true, I really enjoyed getting to pet the reindeer.