Trip to see Santa

So to start off our Christmas celebrating this year we took a trip to see Santa at one of the local stores. William had been asked to step in as a substitute for Santa because the big guy had so many stops and so many kids to visit with.When Andrew first saw Santa he looked really close and then said "That's not Santa that's my dad." There was no fooling this smart kid. He still thought it was fun to sit on the substitute Santa's lap and get kissed through whiskers. Look at that grin. Andrew's probably thinking that he has it made with Santa sharing one of his suits with his dad.Lily had just woke up and wasn't too excited to sit on some strangely dressed mans lap. It didn't matter that Daddy talked to her and tried to sooth her. She cried for mommy. Don't we all need one Santa experience like this? Daniel didn't much care about the Santa visit. He could see Mommy and hear Daddy so that's all that mattered. He didn't cry or fuss. He just sat there.


Santa's substitute wanted Mary to sit on his lap so he could tell her what he wanted for Christmas. Sort of a role reversal if you ask me.