Sitting on Santa's Lap

Visiting Santa is one of my favorite things to do with the kids.  I have each year framed and on display for the Christmas season.  Before I put them away last week I decided to take a quick pic of each.  They aren't the best quality because I took the pic over glass.  But you'll get the point.

Victoria's First Christmas

We didn't make her see Santa.

Although, now, I wish I had.

Victoria's second Christmas

Oh yeah, I forced her that year.

Just so you know I was kneeling right in front of her and

scooped her right up as soon as this pic was taken.

Victoria's (again) second Christmas

with her little brother very close to fully cooked in Mommy's belly.

Christian's first Christmas.

He was almost one already and wasn't too sure of this Santa character.

Christian's second Christmas last year.

A classic!

I'd like to find a contest to enter it into!!

Big sister smiling on command and little brother

is total freak out mode.

Gosh it cracks me up everytime I look at it.

One day he'll laugh too.

He spent the whole last year saying he's NOT goin to cry when he sits on Santa's lap.

He accomplished it. . .barely. .  .

When we got home and Victoria saw this picture she said,

"Hey!  Wait a minute.  He didn't earn a sucker, he didn't smile!!"

He replied, "Yeah I did!!!!"

Close enough.

I don't know how many years they'll willingly sit on Santa's lap.

But I'm going to keep on forcing it as long as I can.

I love it!