Yesterday, we decided to drive to the Bass Pro Shop and where we take our yearly photo with Santa! Remembering last year's long line, we tried to arrive early, so as to lessen the time we had to stand... We didn't get there as early as desired, but being Monday, we only waited for about an hour... Keith and I alternated holding our place in line and entertaining Lillian, which wasn't that difficult given the HUGE fresh water fish tank and several stuffed game animals scattered around the establishment to catch her eye. To my surprise, her most favorite isle was the fishing line isle where she enjoyed 'reorganizing' the fishing line rolls... The photo above was taken within the first 5 minutes of waiting in line. Lillian was initially overwhelmed by all the people and colorful vastness around her and gave out little worried sounds letting us know she wasn't too sure about all the commotion just yet!
As we neared the head of the line, Lillian had calmed down and was enjoying the 'stuffed' fish that were hanging from the ceiling. She kept saying, "Fish!" :)
Lillian, her brother (hiding behind the colorful shirt on the right) and I waiting patiently in line.
The 'Photo With Santa' area was decorated with fun Christmas decor. Lillian's favorite were the flakes of 'snow' scattered about on the floor.
Right before it was our turn to sit on Santa's lap, one of Santa's elves asked me, "So, how do you think she's going to do?" Knowing that toddlers are generally unpredictable and many are frightened by Santa until they get older, we said, "We've got a 50/50 chance..." To our relief (and Santa's too!), Lillian took to Santa like they were old buddies :)
This is Lillian's first picture with Santa last year for comparison :)
Being eight months pregnant, Santa invited me to take a photo with him to mark our son's, "first picture with Santa!"
I LOVE these Santa pictures! Good job Lilian. I asked Liv about going and she told me she thinks she'd "probably be shy" around Santa. LOL
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