This past weekend we went to Bryson City with our neighbor's (Matt, Katie, Grace, Mike, Kelly, Emma, and her baby brother) and went on Polar Express Train ride into the Smoky Mountains. We also rented a cabin and stayed the night up there. The Polar Express train ride was a lot of fun. The kids all wore their pj's on the train. We were all served hot coca and a snack. There was singing, dancing and the Polar Express was read to everybody on the train. After the story was read they turned off the lights on the train to see the houses that had lights on them and we saw Santa Claus outside. We got to see Santa Claus house, the elf's houses and the church that Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus were married at. When the light came back on the train Santa was on the train. He passed out silver bells to all the kids and then came back through and ask every child on the train what they wanted for Christmas. After Santa left everybody on the train sang Christmas songs until we got to the station.
The cabin we stayed in was in the mountains we had a beautiful view. The kids were so excited on Sunday morning to see that there was a little bit of snow on the ground and that it was snowing they were hoping when we got back home that there was snow but there was none.
Everybody had such a great time and we would go back!
Grace our neighbor..her and Brooke decide to fall asleep when we were almost to the cabin after staying awake the whole car ride.
Brooke sleeping
Grace, Emma, Sydney, Brooke and Emma's baby brother all in their pj's ready for the train ride.
The train...it is hard to see with all the people. The train has lights on it.
Brooke with her Daddy.
Brooke and her friend Grace.
Sydney and Emma
Our neighbor's...Kelly and Matt with their baby they live on the left of us...Katie and Matt and they live on the right of us. We do have great neighbors and our kids all get along with each other.
Daddy, Sydney and Emma
All the girls.
Sydney with her hot coca
Sydney and Emma with their hot coca...we also got to keep the mugs.
Brooke and Grace....not sure what is going on with Brooke and that face.
Sydney, Emma and Brooke eating their snacks they got. Brooke did not like her snack.
Sydney, Emma, and Brooke showing that she does not like the snack or the hot coca.
The girls getting their tickets punch....Tickets please!!!
Tickets please...Tickets please!!!
Girls with their tickets that just got punched.
Brooke....I don't know what she was doing with that face!
Sydney and Emma
Brooke and Grace pointing at the Polar Express book.
Sydney was so excited...not sure if this is when she saw Santa Claus outside.
Shawn and me and I'm a mess because it was raining outside and I did not have an umbrella
They said that this is the church that Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus got married at. This is where they had all these houses and they said that Santa Claus lived their and the smallest house that was their belong to the smallest elf. It was all decorated for Christmas.
Looking at all the houses with the lights on them.
Here comes Santa Claus she is so excited.
Santa Claus handing out the silver bells to every child that believed!
Singing Christmas Carols waiting for Santa to come back to tell him want they want for Christmas.
Daddy with his girl!
Our view from the cabin...Smoky Mountains
Another view!
The front of the cabin that we stayed at. It had everything that we needed!
The birthday girls with her new boots on that she bought with her birthday money.
The birthday girl with her sister.
Sydney making her bear
Sydney's friends! Savannah, Emily and Sara
Emily making her bear
Sara making her bear
Tori making her bear
Savannah making her bear
Sydney with her bear and the heart that is going into her bear
Brooke with her kitty and her heart.
Sydney with all her friends.
Brooke giving her kitty a bath.
Sydney with her friends and their animals. Tori, Sydney, Emily, Savannah, Sara and Brooke
Sydney and her friend Tori
Sydney and Brooke with Tori opening up Sydney birthday gifts.
Sydney reading her birthday card from her friend.
My fireplace with the new Merry Christmas sign, trees and the present that Marley gave me for a Christmas gift for watching her.
Brooke with our neighbors baby boy. I think she was trying to pick him up.
Opening up more birthday presents.
Sydney's birthday cake...peace and love!!
Brooke and Grace waiting for the birthday cake
Sydney opening up birthday gifts from the family on her birthday and Brooke trying to help
Her new lamp that she got from Papa and Mimi Krause.
Brooke with her mac and cheese from Red Robin
Sydney at her birthday dinner
Sydney and her daddy
Brooke and Mommy
Sydney with her ice cream at Red Robin
My birthday...Brooke giving me a kiss after I just read her card that she got me
Reading Sydney's card she got me.
Me and my girls 
