Pictures With Santa 2017

I took Wednesday off so we could take Maddie to see Santa (and avoid the crowds). We had a tough morning as we had to stick around the house until about 11 as Santa was not making his appearance until 12noon (which is lunch time!). We almost did not go out but decided to anyways.  We got to the mall around 11:30 and luckily no one was in line. We walked around a bit then when we saw other parents and kids milling around, one of us stood in line (we were the first in line!) while the other walked Maddie around.

Santa made his way in just before noon and we fixed Maddie up one last time. I think she has made it a tradition to poop in her pants before meeting Santa! (I know she pooped while Santa was holding her at 6 weeks old. I don't exactly remember if she pooped last year...).  Nonetheless, this year at 2 years old, Maddie again had poopy pants while meeting the Big Guy.

He did not seem to mind and gladly took Maddie onto his lap.  Maddie was AMAZING with Santa! We talked to Maddie about Santa for the whole week telling him who he was and what he looked like. She sat on his lap like a champ and even smiled for the camera when we asked her too!! No tears! And she gladly took the little stuffed giraffe he gave her for her present.  She seemed to not want to leave!

We headed up a few floors to a Thai restaurant with a lunch buffet which we all gobbled down before heading home for a much needed nap!