Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Santa

While we were leaving the play area at the mall the other day, we spotted Santa in the Food Court sitting at a table. Kids were coming up to him and sitting on his lap, so we ventured over to see him. Drew was giddy and excited to talk to Santa. Matt, on the other hand, protested immediately and stubbornly refused to take part in the fun. After Drew took his turn, I tried yet again to convince Matt this was a fun thing, and that he should thank his lucky stars for a mom who shows him such a good time, darn it... j/k. But he just kept screaming, "I'm too scared! I'm too scared!" Apparently, Santa is only jolly when encased in a protective barrier; i.e. cardboard cutout, billboard, ornament, or TV screen. As a last resort, I tried aiming my camera at an angle that included both Matt and Santa to have some semblance of a photo op. And in the future if he ever accuses me of leaving him out of the photo, I can show him what my best efforts yielded--a scowling Matt at a good distance from his new enemy. Ironically, now he asks to see Santa every day. By the way, is this not the best mall-Santa you've ever seen?

Drew sharing his age... Posing happily...
Then there's Matt, "I refuse to give you the satisfaction of a smile."

5 comments:

Jeff & Ashlee Olsen & Family said...

Sounds kind of like the same experience we had. Santa is coming over to our house tonight to give the kids their Christmas P.J.'s, so I guess we'll see how this one goes.

bonniejean22 said...

I love his mad face. Santa had to tell my boy his time was up(on his lap), Uchenna just kept talking his head off.
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Jesse and Ashley Packer said...

That picture is priceless! Drive safely on your trip to Idaho. You better call while your in town or you will be in BIG TROUBLE! We will have you over. The kids can play and we can visit. It will be fun. Just plan on it. Be sure to call us. See you soon. We are so excited to see you guys and to meet your sweet little Brady.

Anne-Marie said...

sounds familiar. The last time we went to see Santa, Brooklyn waited in line until it was almost her turn then decided she wasn't interested....

Sarah C said...

Drew looks so happy to be with Santa. That Santa does looks great.

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