Ho Ho Ho

We had two (well, 3) chances to see Santa this year. We had a pancake breakfast at church where Santa always makes a visit. Kaylin and Annlee were excited to go see him this year and were ready with their requests. Maryella wouldn't go to see him at all, but she was willing to accept the "canny can" from him. Elianna wasn't too sure about the whole thing. A few nights before Christmas, we went downtown to see Santa and all the Christmas lights. Maryella had said how excited she was to go see him this time. We waited about 20 minutes in line while I took a few pictures of the girls in front of some of the Christmas lights. After I finished, the girls played nearby. 2 minutes before we went in, Annlee got an eye lash in her eye and Maryella hurt her leg somehow. The picture was less than what I had hoped. And Annlee was so disappointed that she hadn't sat in his lap that she cried all the way home. Maryella was especially pleased this time because she two "canny cans"! We agreed to go back the next night if they all promised to stand near Santa this time! So we got them all dressed up in their Christmas clothes again and went back again the next night - the 23rd. Everything went smoothly, they all made their requests, and we got our picture. Elianna was pretty much done with the whole thing by this time, but we got the picture anyway!