The Trailblazer Express

I have no idea where this past week has gone.  I mean, is Christmas already over?!?  I was going through pictures that we downloaded from our camera and came across these and I wanted to capture this memory on the blog.  So, while this happened nearly 3 weeks ago, I hope you enjoy anyhow.

We finished our Advent Christmas Banner and we all loved it!!  Jase just loved turning over a new triangle on the banner everyday to see what activity we would be doing that day.  And with the exception of a few busy days, we performed every activity I had planned.  One of them was the Trailblazer Express.  On December 10th we watched The Polar Express together and the very next day, our activity was to ride The Trailblazer Express.  Let me explain.

After dinner, the kiddos got dressed for bed and I made popcorn and hot chocolate. Then I gave them a golden ticket to board The Trailblazer Express.  Can I tell you how giddy the kids were?!? I loved it!!  I even punched holes in the ticket before we boarded.  We rode around in my . . . you guess it . . . Trailblazer and looked at Christmas lights, all the while eating popcorn and drinking hot chocolate.  We really had a great time doing this.  It was very relaxed, no rush, no where to be, just driving around enjoying our time together.

Once we arrived back at the house, I finished punching holes in their ticket to spell a word (like in the movie).  Allyson's said BRAVE.  If you know her, this should be no shocker . . . Miss Allyson needs to work on being brave.  She gets scared of new situations, places, dogs, movies she has not seen, etc.  We have really been trying to help her on this.  As for Jase, his ticket said HUMBLE.  Not that he goes around bragging all the time, but we are trying to teach him to be humble.  We usually come across plenty of teaching moments thoughout the day.

The kids really enjoyed and I hope to do The Trailblazer Express with them again next year.