We went to Green Bay to ride the Polar Express. Like our summer visit to see Thomas the Tank Engine, this was hosted by the National Railroad Museum.
Though much less popular than Thomas, the lack of popularity meant better parking. We rode 3 laps around the rail, two too many times by some accounts, and then waited in line for Santa.
Our previous excursions to see Santa with Finn have all resulted in quickly snapped awkward photos of a Santa trying to hold a horrified, crying Finn. The poor kid. I thought with certainty we would get the same result here. However, once at the point of being next in line we told Finn that Helaina would probably be a little scared to meet Santa and could he be brave and help his sister. With a deep breath and a stern mouth Finn marched up to Santa and sat on one side while Helaina was put on Santa's left knee and for the first time ever Finn told Santa what he wanted for Christmas. A Diesel Ten (A Thomas character) and a combine. No one cried and we couldn't have been more proud.
