Meeting the Big Guy

As a surprise for the boys, we had tickets to see Santa at a special place - St. James Day School where Danny, Crew and soon-to-be Kingston will have all gone to preschool! And it was not just any Santa, but the "real" Santa that people come from all over to see at Airlie Gardens. Danny and Crew were all about it waiting in line, but Crew, of course, freaked as we got closer. Kingston would have none of it! The Santa was great and took his time with us, talked to the boys about being on their best behavior, etc. Afterwards, Danny commented about the twinkle in Santa's eye. I had to admit, I saw it too. So much more authentic than a "mall Santa"!

In one of Lopez's (our elf on the shelf) nightly shenanigans, he delivered the boys new Christmas pajamas. Danny and Crew's say "Santa's Sidekick" with ninja gingerbread, hence their moves below.

Kingston in hand-me-down Santa pjs

Dog pile