Meeting Santa

I honestly thought Owen would be screaming in his picture with Santa this year. The first time he saw Santa we were at the mall in St. Louis the day before Thanksgiving. We walked by Santa and Owen talked about "anta" the whole way through the mall. Jeff and I decided to let him go see Santa. He sure talked a big game about liking Santa, but when we got close to him Owen decided he was not going anywhere near him. That was honestly the reaction I was expecting.

The next time we saw Santa was the weekend after Thanksgiving when we went to get our Christmas tree. Owen would not sit on his lap, but he was willing to take a candy cane from him!

I took Owen to Story time with Santa that was held by the Parents as Teachers program. He watched a lot of kids sit on Santa's lap and once he realized that Santa was giving the kids bouncy balls after they sat on his lap he was happy to get in line! He sat on Santa's lap stiff as a board, but he got his bouncy ball!

Through the whole holiday season we spent a lot of time talking about how Santa is nice and Santa brings toys. I think it finally sunk in with Owen that Santa is a nice guy. I took him to the mall to see Santa one last time. He was excited to see Santa this time. He went right up to Santa, sat on his lap and told him "want toys!"


This guy was about the worst Santa ever!