Breakfast with Santa

The kids and I had breakfast with Santa with my friend Annie and her boys last Saturday! We had a great time and did pretty good considering we were out-numbered and Annie's 6+ months pregnant! There were tons of children, but it looked like everyone had a great time! I know our children did!
Here's Dillon eating breakfast before Santa arrived!! That's his friend Caleb beside him.
Here are the boys getting ready to decorate a big ole sugar cookie!
Here's Miss Carly sitting on Santa's lap. She loved it! Santa did not! :) She kept pulling his beard and it was stressing him out. It cracked me up!
And here we all are! Dillon didn't want to sit on Santa's lap - I think he was a little overstimulated by all that was going on!
And finally, here are the boys enjoying the cookies they worked so hard on! As you can see, it was a great day weather-wise, so we were able to take a break from the crowd and get outside for a few!
There were other crafts set up for the children to do as well. Carly and Dillon made a little tile of their handprints and Dillon made a t-shirt of a santa hat. Very fun!

A Kitchen?

I took the kids to see Santa again today in the hopes that I could get a picture with both of them on his lap. While we were waiting in line, I asked Dillon what he was going to ask Santa for for Christmas. He said (as we have rehearsed) "I want a motorcycle!" There are some things I have been prompting him to ask for ... a motorcycle, a "coffee table" (a table and chair set for his bedroom), books, etc ... you know, things he is going to get! So - what does he ask Santa for out of the blue today?? A kitchen!! And how does Santa respond? "A kitchen! Sure! Merry Christmas!" And now when you ask Dillon what he is getting for Christmas he says a kitchen. This is what stresses parents out ... 5 days before Christmas ... Thanks Santa!!!
On a good note, both the children sat nicely with Santa and we got some great pictures! Enjoy!