We accomplished a new first tonight: possibly the only family that Santa asked to move on because he was being "traumatized." As you can see in this picture, he was telling Chris not to take his picture with Molly, who pitched a fit anytime she got within a five-foot radius of Santa. I was trying not to laugh and telling Chris to quickly record the moment while Santa was telling us he just couldn't do this to kids or himself. Apparently this Santa is not familiar with the long-standing tradition of Santas holding crying kids.Josh did better, although I think he just tolerated Santa because he wanted a candy cane. I was just glad he didn't get into the spanking position like he did with Peter Rabbit at Easter.
Santa was in residence at the botanical gardens tonight, which we visited to see the outdoor Christmas light displays. It was magical, and we had to practically drag the kids out of there.
Here's our family portrait in the orchid conservatory. Molly was not interested, possibly because they'd already posed for pictures all over the gardens for us.
3 comments:
How cute! And what is a santa visit without a bit of trauma? ;)
This Santa needs to get a thicker skin!
No need to focus a child to do something she doesn't want. Some children are unable to be near or to talk with a famous hero when confronted with him. It may show how much they believe...
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