Visiting Santa

Santa came to my town the day after Thanksgiving.  He rode in on the front bumper of a fire truck no less, along with his elves and Rudolph.  

There was quite a bit of waiting in line involved.

J heard "The Polar Express" along with his cousin, and they were gifted train whistles, seeing as the story involves a train and the building the story was being read in was the old train depot.  Here J is listening for the next cue in his job as bell ringer for the story.  

Even Santa has to keep to a schedule.....

The visit with Santa and Rudolph!

Excitement.

Train time!

Animal petting/learning time!

Craft time!

This was the cutest thing.  I don't have a picture of the finished craft, but when you put the painted handprint on the paper it looks like Santa's hat and beard.

Cousins.