The last few weeks have been a blur. Every year I talk about how busy the holidays were, but I think this year beats them all. With the Nativity and concert, a wedding open house at our home, cooking a turkey dinner for 250 people (our ward Christmas party), plus all of the other festivities, activities, parties, and family traditions squeezed in, I was going non-stop.
Needless to say, blogging hasn't been a possibility, and I have a strew of things to post. Rick is home is this week, and it's allowing me to catch up on a myriad of things, including posting about some of our holiday adventures. First up? One of our absolute favorite traditions...going to the Santa House.
Once you step inside, you're transported to a magical place full of elves, a doll's workshop, life-size nutcrackers, toy trains, and more climbing its two story walls. Santa is there, and he lends his listening ear to all those who sit on his lap. You can sign his book, and leave your list behind, in hopes that at least one of the things you are wishing for will show up under your tree.
This year we went during the day, after the girls were out of kindergarten. It was mostly to beat the long lines that can form, and avoid standing outside in the cold with our little ones. Ryan wasn't really up to going and sitting on Santa's lap this year, so we went while he was in school. It was a good plan---we didn't have to wait long, and there was plenty inside to entertain the kids while we waited for our turn with Santa.
The little boys would have nothing to do with Santa. Henry kept backing up, and soon he was at the door, ready to leave as fast as he could. Jack wouldn't leave my side--there was no way he was going anywhere near him. Kate was the first one there, which is no surprise, and then Emma carefully walked up to him and let him lift her on his lap.
There is a sleigh inside the Santa House that's perfect for capturing a family photo, and I love comparing them from year-to-year, seeing how our family has grown.
We were on the countdown now...Christmas was almost here!
3 comments:
Super cool! Just reading about your activities makes me want to take a nap. Hope you are getting a little rest now that Christmas is over or at least a lot of snuggle time.
There always seems to be one year when they will have nothing to do with Santa ; )
It looks like such a cute place to visit.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
We are so lucky to have such a fun place to visit at this time of year. I always find it funny how terrified little kids are of Santa and how quickly that all changes once they "get" it.
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