We went right after work and pumped him full of milk and snacks on the drive over to the mall to try and avoid any possible hunger-induced whining, crying or throwing of oneself onto the floor in complete and utter agony. While waiting in line, he caught a glimpse of Santa and immediately recognized him. He yelled out, "SANA!" and pointed at him with all his chubby little finger's might. We only had to wait for about 10 minutes since we got there just before Santa's shift started, but as most of you know, keeping a toddler happy in a confined space for 10 minutes is not unlike corralling a greased piglet. So, we did what I assume most people do in this situation and just let him swing the velvety ropes back and forth hoping and praying that he didn't hit anyone else's kid in the face on the upswing. Prayer answered. We made it to the front of the line with no casualties. Of course, then we were presented with trying to get him to keep his paws off the big ass Christmas tree directly in front of us and right next to Santa. Clearly these people that do the setting up, they don't have kids. Big shiny ornaments hanging on a tree not 4 feet from where you have to wait your turn... not so good for avoiding screaming children who want to eat and/or throw said shiny ornaments!
Any who, when it's finally our turn, Haeden surprisingly didn't cling to me and instead sat happily on Santa's lap. Quite possibly he was still distracted by the tree since he was pointing at it. But as soon as he turned back to look at me and realized about twenty people were staring back at him (Awwwing and giggling over his cuteness, of course) he decided to play the shy card. His bottom lip stuck out and I thought he was going to lose it, but instead he just clasped his hands and looked at the floor. Even though I wanted a nice big grin, or even a sweet, shy smile it was still pretty damn adorable. As usual, we jumped up and down and made silly noises, but he still ended up looking scared and confused. I can't blame him though, that's kind of how I feel the week before Christmas, too.
Dan's shot
"Elf's" shot - not really, how come the helper's don't dress up anymore?!
I think we've got a pretty good Santa though. It is the same guy as the year before. And speaking of... lets check out last year's shot! Can you believe how much he's grown (Haeden, not Santa)?!
Pretty funny how he looks like he is about to topple over. But check that smile! Too cute. Maybe we'll get that perfect shot next year, and then again, maybe not. Either way, the future trip down Santa memory lane will always be a fun one!
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I love the fact that at his young age, he is genuinely excited by such iconic Christmas items as Santa, Christmas trees, and exterior lights. Just imagine how much fun we'll have next year, too!
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