Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

It's a surreal moment to come full circle standing in line to see Santa as a parent.  These experiences during each new holiday as a parent witnessing the wonder and delight through our baby's eyes is one of our favorites of parenthood so far.  So of course we thought it would be fun to take Hannah to see Santa.

We decided to take her to Bass Pro Shop right by our house.  They have a pretty neat set up for Santa visits, and best of all, the picture with Santa was free.  Weston had Monday off because there are no real "weekends" in the ICU, and it worked out perfectly with the crowds.  We only waited maybe 5-10 minutes which is like 20-25 minutes in baby time.  Thankfully there was plenty to see while we waited. There was a carousel, trains, snowmen, and other various Christmas galore.  Quite a bit to see for a 6 month old's eyes.  True to Hannah nature, when in a new environment, she kept a very serious and intense stare on everything.

And then it was our turn!  The hand off...

Hannah is starting to get at an age where sitting on a stranger's lap with a big red suit and white beard could go either way, but Hannah didn't cry at all!

I tried to get her to smile, but the nice elf lady with the jingle bells captivated her attention.

Oh hey back there.

And in true Bass Pro Shop fashion, there was a shooting game...

 

Big toys to check out...

And fishies to see...

First Santa visit was a success!