Santa Claus is coming to Town

Last weekend we went to see Santa Claus!  We had been practicing Timmy's list with him for weeks and we were hoping this was the year he would no longer be nervous about sitting with him.  The plaza where I work has a nice event every year, with a farmer's market, craft fair, petting zoo, and kids activities as well as having Santa arrive by barge and pose for (free) pictures!  While we were waiting for him to arrive Timmy decorated a gingerbread man.

And then we posed for some pictures as he was approaching.

Timmy was excited to see Santa, but he got really wound up while we were waiting in line, jumping all over the place and being a wild man.  Brayden sat with Santa first, and Timmy was much calmer when we had him and Tyler join on Santa's lap.  He was a bit shy at first, but while we had just he and Tyler sit with Santa, Timmy managed to tell him that he wants, "A big red truck" while he played with Santa's sleeve.  That request was a completely new item to his list, and I'm glad I was able to over hear it!

Tyler's first visit to see Santa was, predictably, without incident!  He just looked around contentedly all afternoon.