Meeting Santa

The Santa Claus at NorthPark mall in Dallas is the most legit one I've seen. He's been in the role for over 20 years and has quite a few loyal followers (we're on our way to becoming one). Mason has visited him the past two years - we skipped his first year since he was just a teensy newborn. Both times have turned out the same. He didn't scream or cry, but he didn't jump for joy at seeing Santa either. I think he's a little perplexed and nervous, so he just kind of sits there without a lot of emotion. This was a couple of weeks ago and I've really been talking to him about Santa a lot since then. Now when he sees his picture or we read a book he gets a little more excited.

Meeting Santa

My friend Carrie and her son Jeff met us at NorthPark for lunch on the Christmas-y decorated lawn before we went to see Santa. The boys had a blast playing together after they ate. We gave them their space to run around and kept a watchful eye to make sure they weren't getting in harms way. It was cute to see them make their way through the maze of bushes and make each other laugh at who knows what.

Little drummer boys

It's a miracle that they were both looking at the camera, smiling and each holding one of the Nutcrackers hands.

Rolling around on the lawn

A comparison shot from last year to this year.  I didn't plan this at all, but now it will be a goal to always take a similar pic!

We had Breakfast with Santa this past weekend and didn't see much more excitement from Mason, but I think I might have overheard him mention that he wanted a 'Choo Choo' to Santa. Progress!