Meeting Santa

This year meeting Santa was quite an experience! Ever since Bass Pro Shop put up their "Winter Wonderland" in the back of the store, Lily has been waiting to visit Santa. Justin and Aunt Sarah took Lily on Thanksgiving Day (yes...they were open!) and Lily had some good one-on-one time with the infamous Santa (which, if I do say so myself was a pretty true-to-storybook-looking Santa).
Last year, we couldn't even get her to sit on his lap! This year, she was all for it.

Aunt Sarah captured these fantastic photos from her iPhone. This next one looks like a Christmas card!


Sarah titled this one perfectly "look at the wonder and amazement"!

Although we really stress the true meaning of Christmas in our house...Jesus' birth, it is really neat to see the excitement of the season through Lily's eyes.

And, on a funny note, we visited Bass Pro Shop on her birthday Dec. 4th. (Do we go there a lot, you think?! :) Well...when we arrived to the store, she made a bee-line to the rear of the store to see Santa. Lily's birthday was on a Friday night and the store was packed! There was at least a 45 minute wait to see Santa. Well, that did not stop her. She ran to the front of the line where Santa was and stood at the rope yelling "Santa...hey Santa!" I crouched down beside her and told her he was busy with another little girl and she had already had her turn. No sooner could I get those words out that Santa locked eyes with Lily and gave her a wave. She gave him a wave back, said "Hi" and that was enough for her...they connected. She was set to go for the evening.

I have a feeling Santa is going to be hearing a long list from Lily for years to come!