Our second trip to the Polar Express was a huge success! Every other year, we visit Ted's family for Thanksgiving, so we plan to go on the Polar Express every other year until the kids outgrow it.
As we drove up the canyon to the train station, I was silently remembering 2 years ago when we did this for the first time. Two years ago, we didn't yet have Isabela home. The train ride was fun, but part of our family was missing. I remember it being a bit chaotic with a 2 and a 4 year old, so I had no idea what to expect this year with a 2, 4, and 6 year old! Two years ago, we had just gotten out of PGN and while I was excited, I was also filled with angst as our Guatemalan lawyer was on a 3 week vacation in the US. This meant that the steps after PGN would be delayed and Isabela would NOT be home for Christmas. I tried to focus on the positive, but I could only focus on 1 thing, and that was when Isabela would be home. I know many of you remember the turmultuous state Guatemalan adoptions where in at that time and being out of PGN did not give me the peace of mind that I thought it would. So, despite all of this, 2 years ago, we had a wonderful trip on the Polar Express, but 2 years ago, I was already planning for the trip we would take again 2 years later. So, here we are, complete as a family, taking our ride on the Polar Express!



























