Seeing Santa

We were very lucky to have Santa come right to our neighborhood this year, and the kids were all thrilled! All 4 of our kids are in full-up in Santa mode (I'm counting Ruby, although she is a little young), so Christmas this year is going to be exciting. Here is a play-by-play of the happenings on Santa's lap. First, Ruby was so cute. She is such a sweet, easy going little girl. It was practically impossible to get a picture of her looking at the camera, because she was so mesmerized by this man with a white beard who was holding her. The top picture is the only smiling (or looking!) picture I got of her! The rest of them look just like the second picture - Ruby staring at this weird man. Ella was darling with Santa. She told him that she wanted a real watch for Christmas, which is what she's been telling me for months, and "Snap Dolls" which I found out from a friend of hers is a cute little type of doll that she loves to play with. Next Tyler sat on his lap. He may be getting older, but he was still cute to see on Santa's lap. He told him he wanted the Lego Star Wars video game, and then couldn't think of another thing. So that is why he is laughing in the picture. He drew a blank! Then came Spencer. Spencer did not draw a blank, but had it all mapped out. He told Santa that he wanted the Kung Fu Panda video game, and football pads. So after the pictures, hot chocolate, and cookies, we started to walk home. It turns out that Santa had to leave just that minute as well, and so as we started our walk home the boys saw Santa get into his pick-up truck and drive away!! They were NOT impressed! This opened up A LOT of question. Tyler kept saying, "He's a real man!" We had to explain to them that Santa works a little differently in Texas. Evidently he drives a pick-up truck. Plus our street is too narrow for his sleigh and reindeer, so he parked it down the road a ways. They were satisfied, and so the fun is back on! I love Christmas!