Santa is not welcome in our home. Chloe has put her foot down, "I don't like Santa!". Looks like we will have to work out an agreement with Santa to leave the presents on the doorstep and not to come down the chimney.
We went to breakfast with Santa this morning. Actually, we went to breakfast with a screaming, crying 2.5 year old. Santa had to keep a safe distance, which apparently was a block away from Chloe.
Chloe began breakfast happy enough but when the jolly old man arrived and began ringing his bell, Chloe wasn't having any of his Christmas cheer.
I have no pictures to share only the memory of Chloe screaming bloody murder into my ear. Saying she was hysterical is an understatement. We had to ask Santa to put his bell away because every time he rang it she would scream louder. We had to eat and run so we didn't ruin the party for the other kids.
Once we left, Chloe returned to normal and demanded we eat. Didn't I just pay $10 per person for you NOT to eat? We walked through our town in an effort to cool off and Chloe and I stopped into a shop to look at a Santa cookie jar (I figure if I strategically place enough Santa items throughout our house she will get accustomed to him). While looking in the shop a lady walked in and began talking to the owner. Here's the conversation:
Lady: "I just came from checking on breakfast with Santa. The turnout was great. It was sold out for both times."
Shop Owner: "Great! Did the kids have fun?"
Lady: "Yea, but apparently in the 2nd time a little girl screamed the entire time and Santa had to put away his bell. They said everytime he rang it she freaked. The family left early and they gave Santa back his bell.
Shop owner: "You can't have Santa without a bell!"
Me: "That was my daughter who screamed. Say "hi" Chloe."
Dead silence & look of horror/embarrassment on lady and shop owner's face.
So, Chloe's famous or should I say infamous? Lesson learned. Chloe doesn't like Santa. Note to self: No photos or breakfasts with Santa.
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That is funny, but I feel for you!! It is funny because Grant took his picture with Santa last week. The camera had some problems, so Grant sat on Santa's lap for about ten minutes talking to him about all the different "canny canes" he liked. We were all shocked that he liked Santa so much.
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