Thursday, January 8, 2009

Santa!! I know him.

Well, they finally came. Christmas has come & gone....and our Santa picks just came in the mail. As you can see - nothing too exciting. Everyone looks pretty confused or scared to death. But it's all in the memory, right?? We were standing in line giggling at the thought of this tradition of visiting Santa. Imagine telling someone who had no concept of Santa at all. It's a little crazy, really. I had just finished reading the Old Testament & if you've ever read any of the Old Testament you can agree that some of the things described make your eyebrows raise a little bit. Strange traditions.....
Well, trying to explain Santa to my kids, especially when one of them is so scared of him, sounds ... well, kinda crazy.
Let's get dressed up & go stand in line to sit on this man's lap. No, we don't really know him, but he's Santa & he's big & wears a red suit & a long white beard & you're going to tell him you're hopes & dreams......or something like that. And even if you're crying...we're GOING to take a picture....because he flies around in a sleigh with flying reindeer with presents for all the kids in the whole world......
It's a little weird.
But I'm in. I'll continue to live in the spirit of Christmas......
So, here are the pictures.....enjoy :)

Lee was cracking up when he saw this picture & i hadn't noticed it....but look how short he looks! Ha! I just knew he was bending down for...well, now that i think about it i'm not sure why he was doing that - but if you don't know him, you might wonder.....
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1 comment:

The O'Brien Family said...

There is something really traumatic about Santa or anyone with face paint, or dressed up for our first born girls! Breakfast with Santa this year left quite an impression in many children's minds when we finally had to scoop SF off the ground and leave after being 50 feet from him.