A Great Adventure

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We had the biggest adventure this weekend. We left for Hood River pretty early for a Saturday morning.  The Mt. Hood Rail Road suggested arriving an hour early for the Polar Express ride.  So we needed to be there by 10:30.  And we were.
We got our book and found our seat on the train.  The littles were completely enthralled.  We went for our ride, had hot chocolate and cookies, met the conductor and saw Santa. Santa  gave them their very own polar express bell. It was pretty cool.
Then after that we found a McDonald's for lunch which took care of time until we could check into the hotel.  We stayed at the Hampton Inn.  Nothing like staying in a newer hotel. Every thing glistens.  It was all decorated up and it had a pool.  I found the water a little cold, but the hot tub was hot.  And they fed us breakfast this morning.
We had dinner at a Chinese place called the China Gorge.  They sat us next to a fish tank and that was the best thing.  We watched the fish the whole time.  The littles loved it.  The food was all right.
It was a nice weekend out of the routine.  Next weekend we will get our tree.  :)