I got the kids dressed up and off we went to the mall. (I should have inspected the Eldest before the picture, I let him dress himself and I didn't notice until we got home that his collar was all out of whack.) There were no other people in line, yay! We walked in, talked to Santa and off we went. Well, sort of. It took about ten different takes to get an okay picture. They were either blinking, not smiling at all or were distracted by other stuff in the mall and wouldn't look at the camera. I took what I could get, messed up collar and all. I'm sure Santa's leg was going to sleep with the Eldest sitting on it for so long. That kid is heavy and tall for his age (9), he's 85lbs!
The Youngest was really funny, he went back to talk to Santa some more since there weren't any other kids waiting and asked him where he lived and if he knew where we lived. Santa replied that the elves have a GPS to help him get to every house, so no worries there. When we got home The Youngest said, "I had fun going to Santa's house!" Did you know that Santa lives at the mall?
Now, I'm almost done with the shopping for the boys. Again, I hate lines and people with miserable attitudes, so I shop as early as I can. I've never heard the Youngest as for anything until today. Crap. Now my shopping list has been expanded by a couple of toys. He asked for a Batman Bat Cave with Robin, Joker and Penguin. They should be delivered next week sometime. I couldn't wait, I ordered them as soon as I got home from the mall.
The Eldest has a mile long all year round list that is usually filled with expensive electronic type games, so he's no problem, but I figure I have to get the only thing that the little guy has asked for all year long. Cause Santa has to bring at least one thing on the kid's list, right?
