Last Saturday we took Isaac for his first Santa visit, which was at a discount drug store. Yes, Santa was young and inexperienced and did appear to have a black eye. That Santa experience part 1 was not the greatest, considering Santa came close to dropping my child (do you have to pay for the picture if that happens?) Well, Saturday Tobe and I attempted Santa part 2. We took Isaac down to Main Street, searching for the lovely Mr. and Mrs. Claus we see every year. They were not at their usual post, so Tobe darted across the street to ask the friendly elf (who was swinging a large candy cane quite haphazardly) where Santa was hiding. Apparently our quaint little town has sold-out to "The Man." Santa no longer resides in the Lancaster Theater where you can pay $1 for a Polaroid and take as many pictures as you want with the family camera. Nope. Santa now lives down by the train station in The Polar Express bonanza where he is charging $10.00 to sit on his lap and you cannot take your own pictures. This was a life lesson for Isaac as he came to understand that his parents are much too cheap to pay $10.00 for a picture that might not look good. Fortunately, Isaac is only four months old and does not know disappointment yet. He just continued to chew on Eleanor the Elephant (his favorite toy right now. Something you should know about Tobe and me--we name all of Isaac's toys that are animals. Poor kid won't get to name them himself one day because we have done it for him) and smile at the Santa on stilts. So today we are going to attempt getting our picture made with Santa again, this time at the local mall. However, if they charge more than three dollars, I am tempted to just have someone snap a quick picture with my camera as I dart in front of Santa holding Isaac up. If you see me on the local news tonight being escorted from the mall, you will know that I had to take matters into my own hands. 
Here is Isaac, ready to go see Santa on Saturday
For those wondering, Tobe did great yesterday at the White Rock half-marathon. Isaac and I were quite proud of his time and this life accomplishment. We can't wait to cheer him on when he runs the full marathon in late winter/early spring.
4 comments:
Great picture of Isaac! He's adorable- How did Mall Santa turn out?
Now, I watched the live coverage of the marathon yesterday morning, however, I did not see Tobe running nor did they interview him. Come to think of it, they didn't show or interview anyone who wasn't from Kenya! I wonder...if Tobe had told the local news team that you had been to Kenya, maybe they would have let him on tv!
You can get free pictures of Isaac at Breakfast with Santa at church this Saturday!
if you simply have tobe stationed on one side of santa claus and you on the other, you can throw isaac across the front of santa (so you won't be in the picture) while someone snaps a picture.
Post a Comment