A Visit to Santa| Jenn Hoffmann Photography

Every year for the past three years, Derek has cried EVERY time he got near Santa.  One year he was throwing such a fit (picture arms and legs flailing around) while we tried to put him on Santa's lap, that he actually kicked him "you know where"!
But we have turned a corner in 2010.  This year, he has been excited to see Santa and wanted tell him that he wants "a red big boy bike" (red by the way is a VERY hard color for Santa to find in the right size for Derek!).  He talked with Santa, looked him in the eye and shook his hand- and sat on his lap very pleasantly.
But Ella on the other hand.... well, she is following in her brother's footsteps.   As soon as she even had a glance of him- she began freaking out!  So she cried the whole time to make for classic "Santa pictures".

And here are some of my favorites from the last few years:

The above is my all time favorite.... this is the poor Santa that will never have any more children

We didn't even try it with Derek last year- just Ella...