Bucket list #39 Ride a train

CHECK!

In Early December on a Monday afternoon we got a call from our cousins in Heber....

Did we want to ride the Heber Creeper Christmas train that night with them for Family Home Evening?

They had some extra tickets for us. There was a promotional evening ride and they were able to get free tickets for both families.

Yes!!!!!!!

Mark and I had always wanted to see what it was all about. The sad thing was he came home from work so sick that he couldn't manage anything other than sitting in his chair that night trying to recuperate for the next day. He told us to go on without him so we did.

However... we felt REALLY bad about it!

Samantha and her cousin Ava enjoyed sitting together

as did Carly and Rachel-

who were feeling very, VERY silly

In fact, they were all feeling pretty silly once they got together with their cousins.

Little elves brought around name-tags, hot chocolate and cookies for everyone after the train started moving.

It was slower than I thought it would be....

but the chairs were big and comfortable.

She's a fan of delicious flavor...

All of us agreed that the cocoa was the perfect temperature. yum.

Nothing worse than cold cocoa....

unless it's cocoa so hot it burns your tongue-

(then you're stuck with those annoying little bumpy things on the end of your tongue for the next week reminding you of your impatience!)

Mason left me behind to go sit with his cousin Grayson but Poor Jacob was stuck sitting with mom.

To compensate for that embarrassment he decided to be as goofy and silly as possible as if to prove he could embarrass me more than I could embarrass him.

The staff on the train encouraged us to sing carols and tell christmas jokes that they passed out. They read us a Christmas story and some advanced choir groups from one of the local High schools came in and sang us some carols. They were pretty good.

There was lots of laughing and joking and happiness all around-

Especially when Santa came. He boarded the train at the halfway point.

I think Samantha asked for Cheese....

Mason, who is still young and innocent, was eating up the santa visit and loved every minute of it.

He was a great Santa. He looked good and took time with each child who wanted it and talked to them and hugged them and gave them a bell.

Then we arrived back at the station and it was time to go home.

Thanks Matt and Abby for giving us this experience.