Santa's Nice And Jolly (From Far Away)

I took the girls to see Santa last week at our mall and Hallie was so excited to see him, until it was her turn. I bribed her with a cookie if she sat on his lap just so I could get a picture, and this was the happiest face she'd give me. I tried numerous times to get her to smile better and with every attempt, I noticed Santa's head kept drooping lower and lower. In frustration, I finally walked over to Santa to see why he kept looking at the floor and not at the camera, and I noticed that Sydnee had his beard in a death grip... poor Santa! It wouldn't have hurt, except Santa's beard was real, so poor Santa had a few hairs plucked that day, thanks to Sydnee. If you look in the second picture, you can see Sydnee very interested in his beard. It was pretty funny! Hallie did get her cookie that I promised her, and she even told Santa that she wanted a kitchen for Christmas, but not just any kitchen, she says it has to come with "a plate, a cup, a spoon, a fork and a knife with pancakes and eggs." Did you get all of that Santa??

Above: I LOVE having two girls because I can dress them the same!!!

Above: Hallie would only tell Santa what she wanted if she didn't have to look at him. Notice Sydnee's interest in Santa's beard?