Santa's Coaster Express

We had a magical morning riding the coaster with Santa!!! Mamaloop, Uncle Richard, Nicole and her kids came down from LA to join us too.  We met at the station and the girls played with some of our friends that were there too.  Then we boarded our car and found seats for all of us together.

 The girls were so excited to see Santa, and to ride the train for the first time.

They got to spend some time talking with Mrs. Claus

and Audrey was happy to meet the Grinch.  Eliza was afraid of him.

The girls took turns sitting on Uncle Richard's lap and showing them all the fun stuff they got in the goody bags.

Dominic, Eliza and Mamaloop

Eliza and I

After the train ride, we all went back to our house to open presents since we are going to Ohio for Christmas this year.

This was the first year, I took the girls out to get gifts for each other.  They were so excited to give them to each other.  It was so awesome, watching them help each other open them because they couldn't wait for the other to see it!  Audrey got a Barbie Fairy movie for Eliza, and Eliza got Audrey a remote control car.

They also got special gifts for Daddy.  Eliza got a notebook for him, and we made a cover for it that says "Daddy and Eliza's Diary."  She drew a picture of the two of them, with hearts and XOXO.  She wrote on the first page, and the idea is for them to write little notes back and forth to each other.  So special!!!

Audrey helped pick out some new shorts for him, which I didn't really get a picture of. 

We opened lots more presents, then had dinner before our guests had to go back to LA.  The girls are so lucky to have family to make the trip down to spend time together!