The Minivan Express

We surprised the kids one night with golden tickets to 'The Minivan Express.' They found their tickets underneath their pillow as they were climbing into bed for the night:

Shaylie found her ticket first and was a little bit confused...


























...And then a little scared...she had no idea what to expect :)













Tyce saw Shaylie's ticket and rushed to his bed to find his under his pillow...he immediately recognized the golden ticket from when we went on The Polar Express...

























After seeing Tyce's excitement, Shaylie decided it wasn't so scary, after all :)














Alyssa and I were waiting in our minivan express (Yes, we got a new car! More details to follow...) with the heat on and Christmas music playing. First stop...hot chocolate from Tully's drive-thru! Next stop...PIR Christmas lights!















We plan to make this an annual tradition for many years to come! Hopefully the kids will still get excited about their golden tickets through their teen years... :)