Tickets were a little pricey, but Mathison could get in free due to his young age, and everyone else in the family was busy that morning. I decided to take him, even though our Santa encounters with our other toddlers in past years had produced strong emotions like screaming and crying.
Mathison LOVED it! After eating a yummy breakfast, he had fun with the bean bag toss before moving on to make a reindeer hat. Surprisingly, Mathison sat still for the 10 minutes it took us to make this craft and actually helped to glue and color the project! Waiting in line for Santa was a little difficult; I ended up strapping Mathison in the stroller, as he kept trying to wander off and try tossing the bean bags again :)
When the big moment finally arrived, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Mathison. Mathison took one look at Santa.....and ran straight to him, climbing right up onto his lap! The first thing Mathison did was to give Santa a big hug before telling him that he wanted "toys and trucks". Afterwards, Mathison kept wanting to go back to Santa and became quite upset that it wasn't his turn again!
I've never had a child this young warm up to Santa like this; especially one that is very sensitive, like Mathison is. Mathison really enjoys older people, even "Grandpas" and "Grandmas" that he doesn't even know. Maybe this is part of the reason he took to Santa so readily. Anyway, I think this picture says it all:
6 comments:
It sounds like fun! Wow, the picture they took is really nice. What fun memories.
what a darling picture. Cole has yet to be introduced......
Awesome photo Kim. What a great memory.
That picture is darling. I can't believe he was so accepting of Santa, so fun!
Sounds like a fun experience. The picture is adorable!
Cute picture of Mat and Santa! Sounds like a fun activity!
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