A visit with Santa

Last year, Tom and I treasured the fact that YaYa still believed in Santa. He has been “told” by many other kids his age that he is wrong to believe, but still he does.

So after Lil Sis’ had to take her kids home early, due to some unexpected vomiting and diarrhea, YaYa and I went on the hunt for Santa. He is very busy these days and I wasn’t sure which mall the Real Santa would be at.

We drove to the nearest mall – the mall that I hate because parking is horrible and the crowds aren’t friendly. I knew right where he’d be, if he was going to be there, so we went straight to the little home-away-from-home that had been built for him.

There he was, just as plain as day. He had a short line and he looked to be in good spirits.

YaYa approached Santa with as much caution as he did when he was 4 years old. He stood beside him and Santa began his questions.

“Well…have you been good this year?”
“Yes”
“And what do you want for Christmas?”
“I want…. (mumble)”
“What did you say?”
“I want a lot of 49er stuff.”
Santa smiled big.
“YOU like the 49ers?” he exclaimed, “Me too.”
Now YaYa was smiling as he and Santa were exchanging a high-five.

Unfortunately, the camera girl was not at the camera and missed the precious moment and I, being a good consumer, did not have a camera either.

I did managed to get her to capture the end of the conversation before YaYa climbed onto Santa’s welcoming lap for posed photo that I did not buy. Instead, I bought photo capturing the tail end of the conversation.

So many of these precious moments cannot be captured on film, but they can be forever cherished in your own memory and shared over the years to come.

Prepare yourself, this may be a sign of upcoming posts.