Santa came to Rebecca's preschool last week and she was scared of him and wouldn't sit on his lap. Her teacher sat on his lap and pulled her up on her lap in order to snap this classic pose.
So I didn't think she'd have any interest in seeing the mall Santa. But Rachel really wanted to go, and I did want to try and get a better picture. This morning I asked Rebecca if she wanted to go sit on his lap and she said yes, and that she wouldn't be scared, and she'd talk to him. So I decided to brave the two days before Christmas crowd and try it. We got there a half hour before Santa was to come out and there was already a line of probably 15-20 families ahead of us in line! We ended up waiting a total of about 80 minutes (I had warned them ahead of time that we'd have to wait and I was prepared with snacks, so it didn't go too terribly.....)
I was surprised, but Rebecca wasn't scared at all. She went right to him, smiled, and talked. Of course, she forgot to tell him the number one thing on her Christmas list, but the things she did tell him have been covered, too. Whew!
Afterwards we went out to see the big Christmas tree, nativity, and trains that we always go see, and I treated them to hot chocolate while we listened to a brass quartet play Christmas carols. "I like today," Rachel told me. Happy to make my girl happy. It was a good morning, despite the crowds.
2 comments:
What a good mom you are! Great pictures!
the picture where the girls are looking at Santa and he is talking is so cute! You're doing lots of fun stuff! Wish we could join you! Merry Christmas!
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