Santa Claus

Carter has had some pretty awesome experiences with Santa this year. First, he got a candy cane from him in the mall. Then he got a letter from Santa letting him know that Carter is on his list and Santa will be visiting our house Christmas Eve! He also sent an autographed picture of himself (seen above), a page to color and some stickers (seen below). He carried that picture around with him all day telling me "Mommy look! Sant-to Cwas!"

(Don't you love the top half of our tree?)

So when we told Carter that we were going to go meet Santa, he was pretty stoked. They both ran to the door. Once inside, the fear set in. What is it about Santa that is so terrifying to every single child under the age of 4? His beard? Too much red? I'll never know.

Jude felt betrayed

Carter still cried even though I held him and just sat next to Santa.
wimp

The Recovery:

The candy cane seemed to fix everything. He still wouldn't get too close, but he sat and watched all the other kids talk to Santa.

Just about an hour ago, our Christmas package from my mom got dropped off on our doorstep with a quick knock on the door. I picked up the package and when I brought it inside Carter said, "San-to Cwas!" It cracked me right up.