After such a fun and magical experience at the Polar Express in Durango last year, we knew we had to go again and we definitely didn't want to go alone, so this year we were able to convince three other families and their kids to join us and we had an absolute blast!
The Monday before leaving for Durango, we hosted a special family night at our house. A couple days before, I mailed golden tickets and invitations to each of the kids to come over in their jammies, have hot cocoa, and then use their golden ticket to get into the movie room to watch "The Polar Express". It was a huge hit and the kids had so much fun.
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| The Justice kids, the May kids, the Jackson kids, the Divett kids and the Haslam kids. Unfortunately, the Jackson's couldn't make it to Durango with us, but they still came to our FHE which was very fun. |
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| Brad did a great job at punching all the golden tickets before they went into the movie. The kids were absolutely giddy. |
Then on Thursday afternoon, the Haslam family and our family headed out to Durango. The Mays and the Divetts would be joining us the following day.
The kids couldn't wait to get into the pool and hot tub. We had so much fun.
Friday evening was our ride on the Polar Express. First we walked down to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and let the kids pick out a treat.
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| So many delicious things to choose from! Bentley and Eden both ended up picking marshmallows covered in chocolate (for Bentley) and oreos (for Eden). |
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| Shocking! She is actually looking at the camera! This girl is so hard to photograph. Also, she was very mad about the jammies I brought for her so she wore regular clothes and the rest of the kids wore PJs. ha ha She is so stinkin' cute though... |
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| Olive didn't dare go near this bear, but the other two were eager to get their picture taken with him. |
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| Getting ready to go board the train! |
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| Our amazing group of friends and the bounteous amount of children. (As a side note, three out of these four moms are pregnant too ha ha) |
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| Not sure why he was making this face. He was very happy and excited to be there. |
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| We were really close to the platform this year so we were able to see the show really good. |
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| Olive wasn't sure what to think about all the hustle and bustle. She was a little nervous for sure. |
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| On one side of the train was our family with the Divetts behind us. |
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| Then across form us was the Haslam family with the Mays behind them. It was so much fun. The kids all fed off of each others excited energy. |
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| After the ride was through, we were able to gather the majority of the kids for a picture. It was like wrangling sheep though so I think there are still a couple missing in this picture. |
Overall, it was such a fun weekend. We had a blast cruising the town, swimming in the hotel, and on the Polar Express. The weather was still nice too so nobody froze which was good. We are so grateful for fun adventures like these and our fun friends to experience them with us!
