Visit to Santa

I had not planned to visit Santa quite this early! S had a dentist appt this morning and when we got finished it was only 9:30. So, I had a few things to get at the mall and figured I'd get that done and then let S play in the play area there for a bit before heading back to the house. We saw where Santa was set up on our way to the play area but he was not there yet. I couldn't believe he was already out!! Anyway, I asked S if she wanted to go see him, but she said "no". No problem, it wasn't like I had them dressed in their Christmas outfits anyway. We played for a while and then were walking back through the mall and this time Santa was there. S said she wanted to go see him. "Are you sure? No crying, right?" She insisted she was ready. OKAY!! I wasn't going to pass this up! Sweet C was just dozing off when we got there but I was willing to take my chances since he is normally happy and pulled him out of his car seat and plucked his paci from him mouth. He just smiled:) I love this kid! If that had been me I don't think I would have been as nice about the whole situation. S didn't even wait for the "elves" to go over the picture packages with me. She jumped up on Santa's lap and started talking to him. Yay!! We got a somewhat good picture. S isn't smiling, but don't let her fool you, she really actually enjoyed talking to Santa this year - a far cry from me having to be in the picture last year:) Such a big girl!