Let me preface this by saying...Merry Christmas! I know that I am behind on these posts, but bear with me because I am just going to pretend that I'm not. So, pretend that it is a week before Christmas (wink, wink)...Dowell and I took Reese to see Santa Clause for the 1st time. I was so glad that Dowell was able to come with us. We picked him up from work and drove to Cool Springs. The traffic was awful trying to get to the mall, even though it was 2:30 p.m. on a weekday, but we eventually made it. Reese was dressed in her elf outfit that Uncle Mark and Aunt Jamie gave her and she was a HIT at the mall. Just trying to get thru Dillard's was a hoot! People kept stopping us to see and talk to her. She was such a trooper!
The line to see Santa was wrapped around the zig-zag (like at Six Flags) and took us 1 and 1/2 hours to get thru. Dowell walked her around while I held our place in line for a while and she really enjoyed looking at all the lights and Christmas decorations that were hung from the ceiling. As we made our way thru the line, every once in a while, you'd hear the wailing and screaming of another child who was terrified of Santa. I didn't know what Reese would do once she saw him, especially since we had been standing there for over an hour and it was getting close to mealtime, but she didn't seem to mind at all. He took her and sat her in his lap while her picture was taken and then we were done. All that waiting was over and all we got was one picture with Santa. Was it worth it? ABSOLUTELY!!! I will cherish that picture forever. On top of that, she slept all the way home! What a great time we had as a family!
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