Santa Train

This is the third year we have done the Santa Train. We get up early on a Sunday morning in December and drive an hour southeast to North Bend, WA to the Northwest Railway. We get on the train at North Bend Depot and take it 20 minutes to Snoqualmie Depot. During the ride the kids get to look out the windows at all the beautiful scenery and sing carols. A little old (and I mean very old) man goes from train car to car and leads the singing. When we arrive at Snoqualmie we wait in line to see Santa. The kids sit on Santa's lap and we get pictures and find out what they want for Christmas, then the kids get a special toy from Santa. This year the kids got a paint yourself wooden train. Then we go to an old kitchen train car and get homemade hot cocoa and cookies, they make them in the original old coal stoves. They are so good!! We sit in an old train car and drink and eat while the kids play. There are other trains to look at and play on while we wait for the train back. Then we board the train and head back to North Bend. Every year when we get back to North Bend we get a picture of the family in front of the train. The kids have so much fun and we love to watch them!

The kids all loved Santa!

Drinking hot cocoa and eating cookies in the train car Riding on the train.

Our family picture at the end of the line.

Singing Christmas Carols on the Santa Train.