I have been enjoying time with Mommy. We took it easy the week leading up until Christmas while Adam was at school. Mommy has been teaching me to play the piano. Using a book, I am starting to learn about how the notes on the page correlate to the notes on the keyboard, and how long to hold them. There is just so much to think about. Holding your hand the right way, not pushing too hard, keeping the tempo the same, knowing which finger to use on which note! I get frustrated easily, but at the same time I get excited when I play a song well. So far I have learned the notes, C, D, B, E and A. I was hoping to have learned more Christmas carols by this time, but Mommy wants to make sure that I am learning how to play the piano right! One morning we had to stop off at the grocery store after dropping Adam off at school and Mommy let me pick out a donut to enjoy as a special treat!
On Tuesday evening, we drove downtown to see Daddy. We visited him in his new office on the 11th floor first, then went downstairs to go ice skating!! I got to skate with Daddy since Mommy was helping Adam. We were both shaky at first, but as I remembered how to skate I improved. It wasn't easy because there were a lot of people to avoid. It was still so much fun and I have been wanting to skate at the outdoor rink for a long time! We watched the ice get cleaned then skated around a few more times. When we were done, we took off our skates and walked to a restaurant for some pizza. What a magical evening!
On Wednesday, we picked Adam up early and we took off for a trip. We found out in the car that we were going to a place called the North Carolina Transportation Museum where we would take a trip on the Polar Express! It wasn't too long before we stopped off for a picnic then went down the road to the museum. We toured the museum for a while seeing some antique cars and a railroad roundhouse with lots of different types of train cars! After walking around for a little bit we went for an early dinner at a restaurant.
Then, we went back as the sun set for our Polar Express experience! Before getting ready for the event, we got to do some crafts and see a model train. They even had the movie showing on a TV that I watched for a few minutes. As we finally waited to board the train, we saw the conductor and he said we were going to the North Pole. The train slowly approached and I danced with excitement! We got on the train and found our seats and as the train started to move, the dancing chef's started singing the Hot-Hot-Hot, Hot Chocolate song. Then, they served us hot chocolate and a chocolate chip cookie. As I ate my cookie, the conductor came through the car and stamped our tickets! He stamped a 'C' into my ticket! The chef's read us the Polar Express book as we kept traveling and as we approached the North Pole we sang Christmas carols. At the North Pole we got off the train and went to see Santa arrive and get ready to deliver the first gift of Christmas! The evening was magical; there was a chill in the air and the clear sky revealed twinkling stars! We got back on the train one last time and as we came to the end of our ride Santa arrived in our car to say hello! I was so excited when he said I could give him a hug! He handed all of us our polar express bells before it was time to leave. I had such an absolutely great time! It feels like it's time for Christmas and I am so excited for all of our family to gather and celebrate together!
