Holy Hogwarts!!!

For Nathan's Birthday, Justin and I had the boys gather in the living room to watch a brief clip from the movie, Harry Potter. It was the scene where they boarded onto the Hogwarts Express, ate chocolate frogs, and had an impressive ride on the train to good ole Hogwarts.

The boys were talking nonstop when the clip ended and Justin and I could barely wait to give them their little blue ticket. The ticket that entitled them to a ride on the Hogwarts express.

We had a matching blue bag full of goodies and fun things to do on our 8 hour ride to Grand Junction, where we would spend spring break.

Justin dropped us off at station nine and three quarters, and we made the most of the train ride eating candy sour gummy worms, sucking on ring pops, sipping juice, enjoying beautiful scenery throughout the canyons, exploring the observation cars, fitting all three of us into the same tiny bathroom...4 times, eating lunch in the dining car, playing card games, and going for a stretch and a photo shoot during small stops along the way.

After lunch, we got our blankets and stuffed animals all situated on our laps with a tiny movie on my iPod. Kendall leaned over and said, "Mom, it's okay if you need to take a nap." Good thing because it sure was cozy watching the snow fall with my boys laying on my lap as the train softly lulled me into a most relaxing state. I will never forget the feeling I had in that moment.