Oh boy...this was an adventure today. Last year the Santa House was a piece of cake. We didn't wait in line long and Layla was really digging the scenery. Here is a great family photo from last year:
And here we are in the sleigh this year. Don't be fooled...that's not a smile, she's grinding her teeth. Layla was not feeling the holiday spirit this year.
She really didn't do too bad but we were in line for almost 40 minutes. At one point Santa decided to stretch his legs and came over to say "hi". She was a little shy but totally cool about it. I was SO excited! She did great until there was only one person ahead of us...then this happened:
So we tried calming her down by putting her name on Santa's "Good" list. Daddy put his on there too...apparently Mommy didn't make the list this year.
Then it was finally time to sit on Santa's lap! The moment we've all been waiting for! Aaaaaaaand...she kicked him out of his seat. Again. For those of you that remember, this is exactly what happened last year. Today:
And here is her picture in 2011:
We did get this quality family photo. It is so good I'm sure they'll want to advertise with it next year.
She warmed up a bit to Santa on our way "bye bye" (she kept screaming this over and over). Here she is getting a piece of candy.
Overall...Layla believes Santa is highly over rated. Now, if this was a haunted house...she'd be all over it! I don't think we'll get to make another trip out for a "re-do", but that's okay. I think it is hilarious that we literally had the only child screaming to go "bye bye" in the entire line. L just knows what she wants...and sitting on this guy's lap isn't one of them. I can't wait to see what she does next year. Probably just tell Santa to "get down NOW" from his chair so she can get her picture taken solo again. ;o)
This is the funniest thing I have seen and read in a long time. I have tears from laughter, unlike Layla :)
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