He knows (from TV/movies) that you're supposed to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what he wants for Christmas. So when we were at the mall last Saturday and Luke found out that Santa was there... he went all Buddy the Elf on us shouting, "Santa's here! Santa's here!" We asked if he wanted to tell him what he wanted for Christmas and he said yes!
We walk closer and find out we have to purchase pictures to make this happen. We get the cheapest thing possible and Luke refuses to get closer than 10 feet from the Santa man. Will not sit in his lap, will not sit next to Santa, and only stood close to the chair because I was pretty much holding him hostage there.... Santa asks Luke what he wants for Christmas and he freezes. Santa keeps saying, "If you don't tell me what you want I'll bring you a big moose!" (Really creepy Santa man?) Anyway, Luke finally tells him he wants a toy robot and we plop Parker down for the photo op.
The picture is so deceptive as to what's really going on. Luke is absolutely TERRIFIED yet is smiling ear to ear. Parker did not scream or cry one bit, didn't mind being sat in Santa's lap yet looks as if he's just doing it to please Mom and Dad.
They got elf hats after the picture (which Parker immediately ripped to smithereens) and we had a special lunch at Chick-fil-A to celebrate surviving the whole experience!
Here's to next year being a better experience! :)
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