Was it the real Santa?

Mackenzie really wanted to know if this was the real Santa or just one of his helpers. We told her she had to decide for herself. As for me, I tend to think it was the real Santa.

I am so done with standing in those awful long lines at the mall to get 15 seconds with a sweaty old man in red fur and a fake beard. And then finding out that I can't even take a picture of my kids with "Santa" with my own camera. But of course, I could pay $15 for a lovely 5x7 of my kids crying on Santa's lap. I hate to say it, but last year we didn't even go see Santa because of my just stated frustration.

Well, what a relief it was to walk right in to our local credit union and spend a good 15-20 minutes visiting with Santa with no other kids in front of us or behind us. Santa had a real beard and must've been eating healthier this year. He was so good with the kids. Summer giggled the whole time she sat on his lap and she even sang "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to him. It was soo cute! The girls loved it! And I'm so glad we've found a new tradidtion!