The Big Man In Red

For some reason, we let most of the holiday season go by before we were able to see the big man in red.  Maybe it was the fear of waiting in lines?  Maybe it was all the craziness of schedules in preparation for the big holiday, maybe it was surviving being a mother of three?  Who knows.  We even saw him from a distance while at Bass Pro but bribed the kids to hop out of the line and move on with our day.  Twenty minutes of moving two feet will do that to you.  He's a pretty popular guy apparently.  

Alas, the day came for us to make our personal visit to Santa.  It was about two days before Christmas but surprisingly the line moved quickly and we were happy.  Even the kids survived the waiting and the standing and were STILL happy when it was our turn.  I really REALLY love our Santa.  Every year I love him more.  He takes some time to talk to the kids, he looks amazingly good, and they are very generous about letting you take your own photos instead of paying the kajillion dollars for their "professional" ones.  So nice of them to let every kid enjoy Christmas...even the ones who have cheap parents.  ;)

It was a quick visit but a fun one nonetheless.  We love the big man in red.  And we are so glad that we were able to tell him what we wanted for Christmas....TWO days before it came.  He and his elves must have really busted a move to make/buy what we asked for because as always, Santa delivered.  Hip hip hooray for the big man in red!

Oh and of course we had to cram into the photo booth afterwards for some extra fun.  We were a little squished but it was worth it.  I'm grateful for a husband that thinks to do fun things like this.  I was raised cheap so I never entertain the thought.  It was the best five bucks spent!  ;)  I think it took us three pictures to finally get the hang of where to look and smile.  It perfectly describes the chaos that is our life.