Tanner, at age 4, naturally LOVES Santa and anything to do with him. He loved the stories about Santa and was curious about every aspect of him from the Christmas Eve visit, if he gets burned by fire, where he lives, and how many Santas there are. We even went to the mall the day Santa arrived to see him and the reigndeer. Luck had it that Tanner got a front row seat to see the arrival and Santa even stopped to say hi. Tanner was THRILLED for days!
Hattie, at age 2 1/2, is TERRIFIED of Santa. If she was in the room we didn't get to mention Santa. If we forgot or did anyways, she would start bawling and would say she didn't want Santa to come no matter how much candy or presents he would bring. I have to admit, sometimes we would mention Santa just to get a reaction out of her. The notion that you had to be good or Santa wouldn't come didn't really work with her this year, obviously:)
Peter, at 8 months, didn't know and didn't care.
Leaving the mall after the picture Tanner was so hyper and struck a pose with the biggest smile ever and said, "This is what I looked like on Santa." My mom asked Hattie what she looked like on Santa. She gave a really big smile that melted into a look of terror. It was so funny to watch as she remembered how she really felt.
Santa also came to our ward breakfast. Larry and I set our kids down at the table and went to practise a quick song with the choir. Santa came while we were coming down the hall, and along with ringing bells I could hear the sound of the scream of death. Some lady from the ward had to quickly gather Hattie up and bring her to us fast. Poor girl.
When Santa asked Tanner what he wanted for Christmas he said, "It's a secret. I can't tell. I'll write a letter."
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