while sitting on very nice WHITE sofas. (Clearly a mother did not plan this event!)
Look at those hands and imagine my stress. :-)
Add real china, hot tea that they were serving themselves, an open fireplace and a trio of overstimulated 6 year olds and you have a recipe for an on-edge mama.
Once Santa arrived all my fears were laid to rest. He sat right down on the sofa with our family and spent 5-10 minutes just visiting with us. He was magical with my children. He listened patiently as P explained his latest invention/game (made out of a foam reindeer nose and a drinking straw). P was THRILLED (and had a somewhat suprised look) when Santa pronounced him on 'the good list.'One of the more entertaining moments occurred when P told Santa he wants a calculator for Christmas. Santa chuckled, "I don't hear that very often! Do you want to be an accountant? I'll let you keep books for me one day."
P did not understand what any of this meant...but because he is a COMPLETE bookworm he laughed and smiled broadly. As soon as he got off Santa's lap he ran to me and said, "Mom! Did you hear that! He really knows how I love books! He told me I could keep some of HIS!!!"
R was so excited he could not stop talking to Santa. R told him all about the Wipeout game he wants for the Wii and how if he gets good enough he will "go on da weal show and win like $5,000 dollars."
He also had questions for Santa:
What was his favorite flavor of tea? (peach--conveniently, what my R was drinking)
What sport did he like best? (football and snowball fighting)
In the end it was a terrific experience that we will surely treasure!
12 comments:
I had to read this one aloud to my 3 year old. (At her request... I think I have a future blogger on my hands.) What a great experience! I loved hearing about all three reactions. You are so blessed!!!!
That is a great Santa taking so much time with your family. Love, love the precious photos.What great memories!!
I adore the picture of P with the chocolate - precious! His request for a calculator reminds me of when our youngest was eight. He asked Santa for a shoe horn! His dad has always used one, and he decided he needed one. What magical memories for your trio. You got some great pictures.
Beautiful family!
What MAGICAL pictures! I found I had a big smile on my face the entire time I was looking at them. So much joy in one place!
I love this idea. I may see if they have something like this where my daughter lives! LOVE the boys shirts!!!
Love the pictures! You will definitely treasure these for years to come.
That is such a great way to do Santa! I've never heard of anything like that before.
You captured some priceless moments! What treasures these pictures (and this experience) will be for your trio for many, many years! We used to go to the same (I think) hotel for Breakfast with santa and brunch with the Easter bunny every year.....they are still some of my fondest childhood memories. :)
The pictures are FABULOUS!
Great pictures! Neat Santa visiting idea! Love the scarf :) Can't wait to shop and play on our girls weekend again!
I love this post!
~K
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