Santa's Little Helper

I've been working a second job lately as Santa's public relations rep. We've been building up to today's Santa visit since well before Thanksgiving. I decided early on that I had a chance to avoid the crying Santa picture if I didn't just spring the guy on McKenzie but built him up as the wonderful guy he is. These poor kids don't get to spend much time with the guy until Mom and Dad plop them down on his lap and then run for the sidelines. So back at Thanksgiving we launched an aggressive Santa is great campaign and it seems to have paid off!

For days now McKenzie has been ready to tell Santa what she wants for Christmas. She was super excited and shouting it out at strangers when she got out of the car. She was so excited when she saw him for the first time as we were waiting in line. Then she did really good on his lap and did tell him her Christmas wish. "A Barbie. A pink one." Santa heard her loud and clear!

Here are our Santa pictures from the past few years.

2007 - McKenzie's First Christmas, six months old. Santa and Kenzie both have rosy cheeks!



2008 - McKenzie, 1 1/2 years old, not talking to this guy.


2009 - McKenzie 2 1/2, Ben's First Christmas 10 months old.


I do wish McKenzie wasn't so far behind Ben but they both do look cute. McKenzie sure looks serious about her business with Santa! Maybe it's Ben's puffy hair causing this problem, it's got a life of its own! The other thing we really noticed in this picture is how different their skin tones still are. When Ben was born we really noticed he had a lot more color than McKenzie who is as fair as can be. Ben's coloring has really stuck with him as he's grown. It will be interesting to see this as they get older.

Hope I make the 'nice' list this year for helping Santa with his public relations!