Santa's Cottage

Since Lucas and Megan were both sick last weekend, we missed going to see Santa as we had planned. Fortunately, we found a copy of Santa's schedule and learned that he would be nearby at a cottage meeting with children.



We headed over and got in line. The bad part was that we had to stand outside for about half an hour waiting for our turn. The good part about waiting in line was that everyone got free hot chocolate, and all the kids got a cookie. When it was our turn, Mrs. Claus invited us in. Lucas and Megan got to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. Megan wanted light-up shoes and Tinker Bell. Lucas wanted light-up shoes and a dinosaur. After our visit with Santa, the kids also got a gift bag! Lucas got a teddy bear, and Megan got a kitty cat and butterfly.

We walked away with two happy kids and headed to lunch. Unfortunately, Santa also happened to visiting our lunch location, and when we got there, Lucas and Megan wanted to know how Santa was at the restaurant when we had just seen him. Quick thinking, and Mommy and Daddy explained that Santa is very fast and used his magic (and his sleigh) to get there faster. Maybe after next year's Santa visit, we'll just head home. :)