Breakfast with Santa

One of the first events of the Holiday weekend is breakfast with Santa. Since all our kids are at different stages, it was really fun.

Gus -- 15 months -- thought Santa was scary and made lots of nervous sounds as we got near him. We managed to get him on Santa's lap long enough to take this picture and then he cried.

Elise -- 3 1/2 -- is absolutely into Santa this year. She was soooo excited to see him when we walked in and wanted to get in line right away. She clapped her hands and jumped in his arms. She asked Santa for a "Stretchy Dora" like the one at her friend Kamaya's house. Kamaya got hers from the person who sold them their house. It is a "one of a kind" toy -- inexpensive and not seen anywhere else!

Maddie -- 6 -- had a special list she wrote herself. She doesn't ask us for anything if we go to the store but she saves up her dreams and desires for Christmas. Enjoy her list:
A Barbie jeep.
Her ears pierced. "Since Santa is magic he can come in the middle of the night and give me golden earrings without it hurting." (Maddie told me that she has been wishing on each star and on her last two birthday candles for pierced ears.)
A real pet. When I reminded her that she has a few pets, she said, "Not a dog or a fish, but a real pet like a guinea pig."
A real digital camera like mom and dad's.
A real horse.