The North Pole Express

Last weekend we took the kids to Grapevine to see Santa Claus and ride the The North Pole Express, or The Polar Express as most people refer to it. Everyone had a blast...even Austin who is, according to him, "too old" for stuff like this lately. In addition to riding the train, the Lone Star Hi-Railers had their model trains on display right outside the depot, and Carter, Preston and Trysten each had a chance to drive one of them! By the end of the day, it was pretty obvious this trip will be an annual event for the Solawatts because once we got in the car to go home, Austin started chanting, "If you had fun scream!" That was quickly followed by 4 little boys sceaming their hearts out! =)


Trysten getting his ticket punched by the conductor.

I love this picture...It pretty much sums up the day!

All my boys...

This was right after Carter asked me if he could get back in my tummy...Sweet boy!

Preston and Austin sitting next to each other...calmly...rareity!

Preston driving one of the model trains

Austin "allowing" himself to have a good time =)