Mall Mayhem

With cabin fever hot on our tails, I decided to enlist my mom's help last night and take the boys to see the mall Santa. It was quite the adventure. The line was outrageous, but the boys were amazingly well behaved. They had a lot of fun talking to Santa, riding the train and shopping for a little bit. I also have to give the Santa a big kudos. First of all, this was the best looking Santa I've seen in a long time. But moreover, he was very nice. We didn't pay for the outrageously priced pictures that they give, and you are not allowed to take pictures with your own camera within the confines of "Santa Land." So, my my mom snuck outside of the fence and took some pictures for us. Not only did Santa let the boys take a treat out of his bag, he also made it a point to look at my mom and prompt the boys to look at her too saying, "I think your Grandma would like a picture. Look over there." I thought that was really nice. Oh, and Andrew didn't freak out, which is another plus!

"Um, Jake, I think Santa would like you to share that Orange Julius with your little brother."

"Now Frosty, what a large package you have underneath you!"

"Andrew, tell Santa you want tons of Star Wars Lego sets for Christmas and I'll let you watch me put them together."

"Oh, OK. I suppose we can be nice to each other for a few more days."

"Oh, hi Mimi!"

"Let me get this straight, you want me to listen to my parents in exchange for gifts? I'm not so sure about that."

"All aboard the Polar Express!"

"Whoa, Nelly!"

"I just have one question..."

"How the heck to do you drive a train with no controls???"

"Dear Santa, please let us make it home safely."

"Hey! Get off the floor model beds, you lazy butt!"

"There's something soothing about Sears!"

What's the trip to the mall without buying a pair of skull and cross bone footie pajamas?