Santa Claus!!

 Santa came to town on Friday and stopped at the kids school.  The girls were very excited to see Santa.  We, fortunately, got to Santa early enough that there was no line and the girls went straight in to see him.  Sofia decided she would see him first so she walked in and headed right to Santa but once on his lap she could not think of any toys that she wanted.  It was very cute. 

Ali was a little more timid about walking up to Santa but once she was on his lap she had no problem telling him she wanted a doll with yellow hair.  They are at such a great age since they are old enough to understand the magic of Santa but not old enough to not believe in that magic.  When they were all finished talking to Santa they were given a small present which turned out to be a yo-yo.  They have never used yo-yos but with a little practice they can now make their yo-yos work.

Not only did the girls see Santa they also received a video message from Santa.  Santa has come a long way from my childhood!  The kids are very observant though and Ali immediately noticed that the Santa from school had a much shorter beard than the Santa in the video.  I told her that Santa must have cut his beard some before he came to their school so that the kids wouldn't sit on it.

To watch Ali's message, click here: Ali's video message from Santa

To watch Sofia's message, click here: Sofia's video message from Santa