Santa Was Quite Neighborly.

Tonight the Firefighter's Association was hosting Santa at Culver's Restaurant so we rehearsed what we were going to say and then packed into the car...this was going to be our only chance to see Santa this year!  Everyone was ready to tell him exactly what was on their list, including David.

Ryan hopped right into Santa our neighbor's lap and without hesitation he told him that he wanted a police car because he got a firetruck last year for Christmas.  Santa promptly responded by asking him if he had been keeping up with the dog poop in our back yard this year...oh, awesome.  Well at least that let Ryan know he's being watched by the big guy (and anyway dog poop is David's job for all you child labor rights people out there). 

We tried to get Haylee up there next, she was so excited to tell him she wanted a cat, a dog and a baby but when face-to-face with him, she started crying her eyes out!  She said he was trying to get her and she didn't like him so we waited and sent David up instead.  David asked for a hippopotamus...of course.

After we were through eating I let everyone get ice cream but told Haylee she needed to talk to Santa first.  Damn, I'm not getting chocolate ice cream on her shirt before a potential photo!  I asked the neighbor girl to take Haylee up there (the neighbor girl had NO idea it was her own dad behind the beard) and when they got there she sat for three seconds and then jumped down and headed to the ice cream counter. Whatever works, right?

Before we left I saw another shy guy who was hiding in his booth.  When Santa snuck over and asked what he wanted this kid said he wanted another cheeseburger!  Now that was classic.

Anyone else with kiddos scared of the man in red carrying around a bowl full of jelly?