Tonight was our yearly visit with Santa at our local Chick-fil-A. We LOVE this CFA and they are always wonderful with kids! Bella does better with "new" experiences if we can tell her as much as possible of what is going to happen, so we walked her through the steps of meeting Santa.
We told her that we would be eating dinner first, then Santa would come out and we would sit next to him, we had to smile for pictures, and then she could tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas.
Bella handled it like a rockstar! Steve and I made a huge deal about it when Santa walked out, and talked about how his reindeers were still up on the roof waiting for him. She got really excited and was in a great mood for our pictures!
Evelyn was definitely not convinced! She's working on the same cough and cold that Bella already has, and she's been in a rough mood since we got home. As soon as I walked towards Santa, Evelyn started to lose it. Luckily, we were expecting this, so I just sat down next to Santa.
Our second "official" photo. Evelyn calmed down a lot once she realized I was going to hold her the entire time and Santa wouldn't touch her.
I love these pictures! Her facial expressions and little feet tucked up! They're just so precious! And I love the second one where it looks like she's so sure Santa's going to bring her exactly what she asked for!
We don't make a big deal about Santa, but we play along with the idea that he brings special presents for Christmas. Steve and I haven't figured out all the logistics of how Santa fits into our Christian Christmas, but for now, I love that he is part of the magic for her world!
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