Visiting Santa

A week before Christmas we took Skylar and Elaina to see Santa for the first time. We got to the mall about a half hour before he was set to appear and we were about the fifth family in line. The kids were antsy so we took turns letting them play while the other parent waited in line. To make a long story short, somehow the key to the camera was lost and the people working were not going to let anyone in to see Santa until a replacement arrived. NOT OK! After many people complained we all finally got in to see Santa and were able to take our own picture. Good thing we didn't pay for the picture we would have gotten!! Skylar was ok...he had been so busy playing with the hooks on the stroller that I don't think he really knew what was happening when he got on Santa's lap. Elaina, on the other hand, would not let go of me to sit by Santa. So I sat down with her...but she still would not even look at him and clung to me. When he gave her a coloring book at the end, she gave him a sideways look, like maybe you aren't so bad after all! Oh well, maybe next year!