Santa

Fortunately, the actual picture of Santa is MUCH better! She got her scary smile out of the way with the out takes! Once I scan it, I'll post to this blog entry.

Before our Santa excursion today, I talked to Eva about the whole Santa thing and how it works. You go visit him at a mall (totally random, isn't it?), sit on a strange man's lap (weird, I know...) and then ask him what you want for Christmas (this makes complete sense). This year Eva had no stranger danger and excitedly went right up to Santa, sat on his lap, and even SMILED for the picture! Our little girl is a big smiler but never on cue. And especially not for cameras. She's always doing the opposite thing that you want. So, when she smiled, I almost fainted out of delight. And it was a genuine smile! She LOVED Santa! Last year she seriously thrashed and kicked Santa so violently the assistant quickly removed her immediately and asked that we take a family photo instead.

The best part of the whole Santa excursion was her wish list. I'm so in love with this age because she really isn't materialistic yet. Her wants and needs are so simple.She asked for a Christmas tree (which she already has), Christmas lights (ditto!), a pumpkin (Ding, Ding! Still outside on our doorstep), a blue balloon (OK, that one we'll have to spring for), and a Christmas Cupcake. How sweet is that? The list really makes so much sense if you know her well. Right now, at this moment, those are her favorite things in the world. I love this girl!