Jolly Ol' St. Nicholas

We read I Believe in Santa Claus almost every night this December (mostly because Orson insisted he wanted it read to him). If you haven't read it, you should it's a great way to combine the real spirit of Christmas and kids believing in Santa all in one book. We found out that Orson loves Santa Claus and we thought we would give him the chance this Christmas to sit on Santa's lap. I was thinking we would need to go to a mall and stand in a long line and all that jazz but we got lucky.

At The Orchard we were going to get a treat from Red Mango and as we were coming out we saw Santa Claus. Orson was so excited! Santa was just walking around The Orchard and talking to kids. Orson ran right up to him and this wonderful man scooped him up and sat on the nearest bench to talk to him. Well, that did it. Orson wanted to see Santa again and would say "Claus" every time we were even close to The Orchard. I also wanted better pictures because the first one we took was with Dan's phone and it was nighttime. Not the best combo.

He was such a great Santa. Super nice, real beard, he even curled the sides of his beard and had glitter all over. Magical :)




Thank you Santa Claus for giving Orson a person to believe in :)