First Santa Visit
This weekend, The Littlest Apple got to sit in Santa’s lap for the first time ever. I’m glad we waited until he was 3 (going on 3 1/2) because I feel like he really understood it this year. He knows who Santa is and was very excited to see him. The Littlest Apple had a GREAT first visit with Santa. He didn’t get scared, he remembered what we said about asking for just a FEW things, and he spoke clearly when he asked for “an excavator, a chainsaw, and a jackhammer.” He smiled for the camera right on cue. It was a wonderful visit!
Side note: Doesn’t The Littlest Apple’s wish list remind you of the the Viking boy from the Capital One commercial who asks for a mace?!
Our first visit to see Santa was at Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops. This was pure heaven for The Littlest Apple. Not only did they have Santa himself, but also trains, slot cars, remote control monster trucks, fishing games, Red Ryder arcades, and free Christmas crafts. And that’s in addition to all of the normal Bass Pro Shops stuff The Littlest Apple loves to look at: live fish, boats, fishing poles, guns, knives, and lots of big stuffed animals. Seriously, why haven’t we taken him here sooner?
Have you taken your kids to see Santa yet this year? What are your kids asking for?
What an awesome Christmas list!
He looks adorable! We took a Santa train ride yesterday. My little man was a bit apprehensive (just like last year) and had to stay on my lap. Of course his list was a mile long…A Buzz Lightyear, trucks, tools, trains, etc. I will have to borrow your idea to tell him to keep it to 3 things next time. I wasn’t able to get a perfect picture, but the ones I got are cute enough. I promised myself that I would not obsess over the perfect Santa picture like I did last year. 3 Santas later I finally gave up. LOL, I am a little OCD when it comes to stuff like that!
I love it! He looks so proud and happy! Good job, Littlest Apple!
Yes we have seen two of them so far (I teach Story Hour at our library and so one more is coming there next week) I am waiting for the “hey he looks different then the other one” comment. child #3 comes with me to Story Hour and does not miss a thing, so wish me luck. As far as what are they asking for the 11yr old wants a DS or mittens, 7 yr old wants a cowboy gun or tech decks, 3 yr old wants A Tangled Barbie doll and the 1 yr old well if he learns to talk in the next two weeks and can ask for it he can have it :0)
What a great photo! He looks so happy! 🙂 And I love his Christmas list, which is in fact very similar to Andrew’s.
We took my 2 1/2 year old to see Santa. Only had to wait 5 minutes on a weekend! She was so excited to see Santa. She was jumping up and down yelling “Santa, Santa.” It kind of reminded me of ELF! She told Santa she wanted a Princess 🙂
I love how small the LA looks on Santa’s lap. So sweet!
We went to see Santa at Bass Pro last year! It was great. Same thing as you guys experienced with it just being us and Santa and all the fun activites. My son LOVED it! Don’t know why we haven’t done it this year yet, oh wait… we have been BUSY! We’ll have to get there next week, for sure.