We went to our first big Christmas event this morning- breakfast with Santa! It was organized by the Moms of Multiples and was at an adorable little cafe in Old Mandeville. All of the kids ate breakfast and then patiently waited for Santa to arrive....
Lila wasn't so sure about the sausage...
Bennett LOVES pancakes- his favorite!
Elise actually ate some pancakes as well!
Soon after breakfast Santa arrived to meet all of the kids! I wish we had been able to video the kids' reactions (no free arms!), especially Bennett's. He was SOO excited! He started pointing and saying "ho, ho, ho" and stomping his feet. It was precious...
After Santa made his rounds he found his seat and the kids all waited in line...
Bennett was thrilled to sit on Santa's lap, and even more excited when he got a toy car!
As you can see below, Elise was also excited to meet Santa, and thankful for the stuffed Santa she received....She told him she was going to be extra good until Christmas...but, judging by how hard she fought her nap this afternoon, she wasn't being 100% truthful with Santa!
To digress just a little, I must say that it has been a very interesting first few weeks of Christmas season with a very inquisitive 3 year old. She has tons of questions, and I never realized how complicated it was to explain the Holiday season. I'll think she "gets" it, but then she'll say something (for example, she told my Mom that it was going to be Jesus' birthday and he was going to be 2 this year) which then informs me that she really doesn't...It is difficult to try to keep her focused on what Christmas is really about when everything that you see and hear is about Santa and presents...So, we are working hard on that...Kids are great for this reason, having them reminds me more and more of what I need to be focused on, instead of spending so much time worried about what we want for Christmas. Easier said than done, but I've set that as a goal to work on...Anyways, back to our family day today...
Lila, on the other hand, was not so much into Santa. From the second he walked into the room she was not happy! She is VERY hesitant with strangers, and I guess Santa just seemed strange to her.....The stuffed teddy bear didn't even seem to help!
We finally ended her agony after we got a picture!
It was a great morning spent with lots of other Moms and Dads who, like us, have multiple blessings! Helps to keep in perspective all of the craziness of this time of year...
After the breakfast we were off to Home Depot to get our tree...
Success!!! Should be interesting with a tree this year. Since Bennett thinks he is Superman, Spiderman, and the Incredible Hulk combined I'm not guaranteeing that the tree will survive until Christmas. But, it is worth a try.....
Happy Holidays everyone!
1 comment:
We had a REALLY good time too! That pic is priceless with all three on santa lap! Bennett was tooo cute when he saw Santa!
How blessed we all are to have multiples!!!!
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