And so the holiday season begins

You'll notice that it's another year of us trying to get a good picture with Santa. Sean had been doing well with the big guy holding him in passed years, but this year..... not so much. Meredith is again nowhere to be found. She again stayed just outside of the view of the camera playing with the faux snow. 




You can tell by this picture that Meredith has either told Sean that Santa is just as bad as Freddy Krueger or has just told him we're Jewish. Either way it yielded a picture for the ages and shows just how similar my kids really are.

Gotta love it! Way to keep the magic alive kids.

November Thankfulness Day 26-Early bird Santa

Today I am thankful for the early bird Santa visit. As we have found out in years passed, Meredith doesn't do Santa. Poor kid. At least she had cute boots on, right?

This year was no different. The only difference this year is that she actually came close. She stood just out of the way of the camera, next to the Christmas tree, holding Rob's hand and avoiding any & all contact with Santa. She was all of 3 months old when she first visited him & she let loose that year too. We thought she'd be to young to make heads or tails of him. Boy did she prove us wrong.

See the look? The one that says "Really mom? Who is this guy holding onto me and why are you acting like that? I'm really not smiling."

We love this Santa. He's at the Staten Island Mall every year. He looks just like Santa and he has the patience of a saint. HA! I guess that's why he's St. Nick. 

We try to get there early every year. Ya know before he's had to deal with a lot of screaming kids or ungrateful, demanding kids. Before he has a chance to get really annoyed by the whole thing. Some years it works out. Some..... not so much. 

This year we got there on his first day on the job! There was no line and everyone, except Meredith, was in a good mood. 

He asked Meredith what she wanted & ran down the list. Poor guy was met with a nodding head of "no" with each suggestion of something he could bring her. But we're making progress!!! She didn't cry. She didn't scream and she didn't run away!