Santa 2010

We started talking about Santa Claus a few weeks before Thanksgiving just to get the kids prepared for the big day. They picked up on his image pretty quick, so we thought we were set for a peaceful Santa sitting.
Trip#1 - We decided to go to Bass Pro Shop to see Santa. It was the first day he was there so we thought it would be an easy trip and not to crowded. We were wrong. They did not allow us to see Santa because it was already too busy, so they turned us away. We did get a peak at Santa and he was worth a second trip.
Trip#2 - Jennifer came down to meet me during the week and we were in luck. There was only a couple people there so we could get plenty of time with Santa. Ellie was first. She typically will go to anyone and had been sleeping with a picture of Santa from last year, so she would take to Santa for sure - wrong. I failed the event by dropping her off too quick. She of course started to cry and did not want to see Santa.

Evan was next. He actually walked up to Santa and had no issue sitting with him. He did not get real excited, but he did not freak out.

Charlotte was our biggest concern from the beginning. She did not walk up to Santa but did sit in his lap. She like Evan was expressionless. She did not take her eyes off me the entire time.

Jennifer jumped into a shot, just to see if Ellie would calm down. It did not work.

Trip#3 - Ellie gets home and she is still obsessed with Santa. We have to give her another chance to see him. We also like some of the decorations at Bass Pro Shop so Jennifer wanted to get more pictures away from Santa. She did much better. Santa and his Elves remembered us so they were really nice. She sat with him for several minutes and gave us a big smile for the picture.

They can now pick him out of a crowd. Every now and then you can even get a Ho, Ho, Ho...