santa visit... unsuccessful

Last Saturday, we tried taking Maddie and Caroline to see Santa and get their pictures taken. It was very unsuccessful. Maddie was curious to see Santa in the flesh, but did NOT, I repeat did NOT want to go anywhere near him. She wouldn't even stand in line.

We did get to see one of Maddie's very best friends Addie-boo (Maddie and Addie's old teacher Ms. Monica used to call Addie "Addie-boo" and it stuck. Now everyone calls her that including her parents) at the mall. She actually went up on Santa's lap for a picture (but no smiles of course). Unfortunately seeing Addie-boo's pictures didn't persuade Maddie to give Santa a try.

arent they sweet?

Jim trying to persuade M in vain

We even tried to bribe her with "chik-a-lay"

The best pic we could get that day

So we had to make do with our picture of the girls in front of JCPenney. Im thinking we might try to go to the mall again some day during the week and see if she's feeling a little more brave. If not, maybe Caroline will have her picture alone with the big guy.

Maddie and I decided to make our Christmas list for Santa today. We went thru the Toys R Us circular and she picked out toys for me to cut out. I thought she would just point to any and everything she saw and claim she wanted it all - but she was surprisingly picky an dpicked out only things that I think she really would be want! I really didn't contribute at all to her selections.

The list!

Her list included:

• A dollhouse
• A Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
• An Elmo doll (no Laura, dont get it. its way too expensive!!!)
• A lego table
• A princess dollhouse
• A changing table for her baby dolls
• A guitar
• A "chicken" (aka: kitchen)

Im not sure how Santa will know what she wants since she wouldnt sit on his lap and tell him. We'll have to leave it for him on Christmas Eve and hope he has what she wants in his sleigh!