Jolly Old Saint Nick
pamelamyers | December 3, 2013
We took Sam to see Santa yesterday at the mall. She had already seen him at home, of course, but we told her we had to go to the mall for the official pictures. She has been waiting and waiting to go, mostly because she wanted to wear her new Christmas dress. Ever since my mom and I found the dress at Macy’s this year, she has been wanting to wear it every day.
We took her to the mall after school, which is usually not a great time to take her anywhere since she is so tired. As soon as we mentioned the possibility of seeing Santa though, she perked right up and started bouncing around. She got all dolled up in her dress and the special shoes and purse she picked out. When she saw the shoes and purse in the store she said to me, “These would be PERFECT for seeing Santa!” with such wonder, and conviction, it was impossible to say no.
Here she is, all ready to go. I gave her a sparkly, gauzy sweater to wear on top because it was a bit chilly.
I love this pose – she looks like such a fashionista!
A quick hug for her dad, and off we went to the mall!
We were lucky that when we got there Santa was just finishing up with some other kids and there was no line. She went right up and sat on his knee. The people taking the photos needed a minute which gave Sam some extra Santa time so they had a good chat. There was an elf right next to his chair that Sam noticed and Santa told her all kinds of stories about the naughty elves he had to talk to who were messing up people’s houses! It’s a good thing we don’t have one of those sneaky elves in our house. Santa knows Sam is a good girl, so there is no need to watch over her.
Sam always likes to bring something for Santa to see (last year it was her crafts) and this year she really wanted to show him that she has jingle bells, just like he does! She had them stowed in her purse and took them right out to show him. Santa was super impressed and told her they were just like the ones he has!
Eventually, she got around to telling Santa what she wants for Christmas. We had to remind her of a few things she said she wants, like a new suitcase for Daddy’s Hot Wheels cars (our old one is terrible and breaks all time), some books, a tambourine, and some Legos.
Finally, it was picture time! You can see her jingle bells in the photo. Both Santa and Sam had a great time visiting and smiled nicely for camera. Sam can’t wait for Santa to come again – this time, on Christmas Eve with her gifts!
