Merry Christmas Eve!

My favorite Christmas present

Today I went to the mall (crazy, I know) and stood in line for an hour to see Santa. I knew I would regret it if I didn't get a picture with Santa for Claire's first Christmas and I have been completely swamped and there was no other time than today. I arrived halfway through Santa's break and got right in line behind 2 or 3 other families. I thought, "Sweet! I only have to stand in line for 30 minutes until he comes back." Slowly, families started getting in line ahead of us. It turns out that before Santa went on his break, ten families were in line and they were given first priority when he came back. So, there pretty much was no way I could have waited any less than an hour. I don't want to know how long it took for the people in the back of the line. I was pretty lucky. Plus, Claire was such a good baby the whole time. When it was time for Santa to return, the kids all spotted him coming down the escalator. I thought this image was pretty funny.

The hour-long wait and the pricey photo were worth this shot and I have zero regrets.

Merry Christmas, everyone!