So we decided we would do pictures with Santa this past Saturday. We knew it would be a chore but still wanted to be able to say yep we took pictures with a made up character lol. So I busted my butt the night before making the kids shirts and making the girls skirts. They looked super cute. They got all dressed up and Makayla LOVED her new pretty shoes she was wearing them all day long. She got excited to get dressed up and even had to show grammy and grandpa her pretty outfit and shoes.
So off we went to the mall. And holy crap it was PACKED. Its a good thing nobody except men park in the sears tool section entrance. And we all know it was empty there because men wait until last minute to shop :) So we reached Santa right outside of sears where he was "stationed" and of course long line, yep we like to wait until the last minute for anything.
So Chris and I knew that the kids wouldn't last that long in the line without food so I sent Chris, Makayla and Parker to go get some pretzels. And I warned Chris to make sure that they had their jackets still on when eating them because well kids are messy. So Peyton and I stayed back and stood in line and she hammed it up to everyone around her. She danced and giggled and smiled the entire time. Thank goodness for having one really happy kid haha. So Chris gets back with the food and surprise surprise Makayla has Cheese on her shirt in multiple places. Gee thanks for listening and his comment was "She didn't want it on" well of course she didn't she wants to be naked at all times!
So we waited in line for like 1/2 an hour to see Santa. Makayla was so excited she kept pointing to him and dancing and smiling. Parker was pissy and tired and Peyton was happy and goofy. So when it was our turn to see Santa we knew it was going to be a challenge, but Santa was ready for it. I sat Peyton down and she looked up at him like "Okay what is that white thing attached to your face, awe who cares your cool and talking to me". Then we sit Parker down and he seems okay for the time being a little unsure but hes okay. Then comes Makayla Miss I'm excited to see Santa. Well Chris puts her in front of Santa and she has a melt down. So QUICK regroup. Pick her up calm her down and then put her in front of Santa fast and RUN! Santa did great! he held onto all three kids and still had a smile on his face... Final result
It goes something like this: Makayla: LET ME GO I DON'T KNOW YOU STRANGER LET ME GO I CAN CRY IF I WANT TO Parker: Seriously she is freaking out there must be something wrong....I need to get out of here, let me go. I'm going to jump! and Peyton: Seriously people I'm trying to tell Santa what I want so can you just shut up already, I have a lot on my list...
Santa was amazing he was laughing the entire time and even go up to look at the picture because he knew it was going to be a good one.
So I guess the moral of the story......You can never have to many bad photos of your kids to torture them with when they get older
