This is the Polar Express

We have been having a good time getting ready for the holidays without going overboard. This week has been busy, but not crazy. It's good. It is how we think it should be.

Gabe has wanted a Polar Express train for several years now and this year he started saving his money so he could get one. Matt and I agreed that we would pay for half of it. Last year it cost $60, so we told him he had to save $30, and he did it. So we got. Unfortunately it

was more expensive this year, but he did such a good job that we got it anyway. He has loved it. It's Lionel, so it's very detailed and looks just like the movie, it even has Tom Hanks' voice saying "All aboard!" He's over the moon.

We have not had crazy amounts of snow, but we had enough for one snow day. So we built our first every big snowman. He is sitting in our yard in front of our picture window, so we can look at him and he can look at us.