We ventured out to the mall to visit Santa Claus and oh, how excited Addie was. We got to the mall expecting to get a pager to let us know it was our turn with Santa and then hit the stores for a bit. This is how it was last year, unfortunately things changed. They didn't have pagers so we had to wait in line. Addie actually did an amazing job since we stood there for a good half hour. I actually ran into an old friend from high school who was there with his family, one being a 2 year old little boy. So that was fun to catch up and see Addie play. As we waited for our turn Addie was waving to Santa, really cute. Once we got up there she was kind of in amazment to see Santa up close. She knows all about him from her video and us talking to her about it. Once on his lap we had no tears, but she wasn't happy with being left on his lap alone. So in the "professional picture" her arms are reached out to me. Kirk's picture here is better. After, Santa gave her a coloring boo,k which she was pretty excited about. Since then everytime she sees Santa in a book or on tv she says Santa lap and pats her lap. I am looking forward to this Christmas with her. It is fun to see the magic of Christmas through the eyes of a child. Next up is getting our Christmas tree......something she is also looking forward too.