A Visit With Santa Claus!

Last night we took the boys to see Santa Claus!

This is the first time we have done this with our boys.

why you might ask?

well..elijah has always been the type that if he doesn't want to do anything or is unsure of something...he just sort of 'loses it'!

Now, that he is a big 5 year old and Kindergarten, i just knew he would do a great job =)

he told me he wasn't going to talk to Santa, though. ha!

John Daniel, on the other hand, i knew would do great!

he has always done great with 'new' things!!

we didn't have to wait too long and just so happened that our parents had to go to the mall last night too for some things!

so, they waited in the line with us and helped us entertain the boys!!!

i kept saying how all the kids were doing a great job and no one was screaming!

i began to get nervous at this point.

i thought, leave it to my boys to make a scene. ha!

literally, i began to sweat and my heart started racing.

i was so nervous about elijah showing out!

so, the closer we got to Santa the boys watched and were asking all kinds of questions.

does Santa live in THAT house?

what does Santa eat?

i asked Jim to take the pictures while i got the boys situated and asked my parents to be on stand-by...not that i would need them b/c my boys were going to be perfect little angels and smile and tell Santa everything that they want =)

so, it's our turn...

i'm holding john daniel and elijah is right by me.

i told elijah to go and sit on Santa's lap!

and

HE DID!!!

no issues, nothing...i breathed a sigh of relief!

the moment i go to put john daniel down on Santa's lap...

he starts sobbing and asking for Papa!! ha!

i mean, really, this kid wouldn't stop.

i thought, if i can just get him to sit on his lap and take a picture

i would be happy. crying or not.

nope didn't happen.

i tried sitting on his lap while holding john daniel.

still...sobbing!!

so...i gave john daniel to papa...b/c that was all he wanted =)

thanks dad!!!

while john daniel is melting down...

i look over and

Elijah was talking to Santa Claus!

i was so proud!

although, Santa told me that elijah was telling him that he wasn't going to talk to him! ha ha!!

eventually, he warmed up and told him what he wanted =)

here are the pictures as it all unfolded...

waiting in the line to see Santa =)

love this picture of John Daniel...
trying to sit on santa's lap and the crying continues...
this is when he's telling me wants papa =)

elijah on santa's lap!!

the boys when we got home!

overall, it was a fun night and john daniel isn't scarred for life from the experience!!

he was all smiles right after we left santa and then he kept saying

'i want to see santa again'

i'm glad we took them and have the pictures and memories!!

maybe next year they will both sit and smile and talk to santa!!

a mom can dream....right?!?!?