A Visit to Santa

Today we went to the mall to visit Santa. Emma has been so excited to do this for a few days, and she did great. She did get a little nervous when the moment came, but she was resolute -- she needed to ask Santa for her present. Alexa was skeptical ever since we brought up the subject a few days back -- she seemed to get a little into it when we were standing in line and I was showing her what a nice man Santa is. But once she got close to him, she froze -- and wouldn't sit on his lap. So I ended up in the picture.

When Santa asked the kids what they wanted for Christmas, Emma did bravely say a Scooter, while Alexa whispered -- Jump Rope. All my child wants for Christmas is a jump rope that she doesn't know how to use.

After Santa, the mall had a short performance of the Nutcracker put on by a local dance school. It was cool -- Emma and I were really into it. Alexa got bored pretty quickly. Then it was off to run the halls of the mall. The girls really love it when they get open space to run as fast and as much as they want. Here's Alexa tearing down the walkway of the mall, really happy.