Santa through the years.

Today, for the third time in Colin's life, he went and visited Santa.  After last years painful showing, we talked A LOT about this day and what was going to happen, in hopes that we wouldn't have a repeat performance.  We went a visited Santa a few times in the mall and simply watched as the kids went up and got their pictures taken.  During one visit where there was nobody there, Santa waved us over so we walked (very slowly) up to him and chose to sit on a bench adjacent to his big seat.  Santa let Colin sit there for awhile and then after chatting for awhile (which mostly consisted of Santa talking and Colin smiling at him shyly), Santa came over and sat beside him.  Colin inched away but at the end of the visit gave Santa a high five and gladly accepted the candy cane.  This visit drastically altered our opinion of Santa and from that day on, Colin proudly proclaimed that he would sit on Santa's lap and that he was going to ask for "woodybuzz" (Woody and Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story) and today he did just that.  Addy was an oblivious as ever and although almost exposed Santa's fake beard by pulling on it, she tolerated it all perfectly.  I'm sure it will be her turn to freak out next year.

We have gotten our tree, we have hung our stockings, and now we have seen Santa.  We are ready for family, friends, food and all around memory making and fun.  Christmas is coming!