Santa!

Every year, Santa visits Kev's mom's house on Christmas morning. It is something that the kids really look forward to, although Lucy hasn't'exactly been Santa's biggest fan. We've heard comments such as "I don't like him, mama" and in the mall one day with Kevin, she let go of his hand and turned and walked away when she saw Santa. So, we were a little worried about how she was going to act, as last year was full of tears also.

We left our house at 7:00 am Christmas morning, and pulled into the driveway at his mom's at 9:30, just when Santa was walking up the drive. He waits for us, and Lucy immediately gets out and starts talking to him, showing him the princesses on her nightgown. It was like she finally put it all together that this is the guy that got me all the stuff I asked him for. (She did write him a letter at Silver Dollar City and put it in the Santa mail, so he did know!)

Back to the point of the story, when Santa pulled a present out of his sack for her, she ran up to him, got it, gave him a hug and sat on his lap! We were so excited! This is her third Christmas and the first time I have gotten a picture of her on Santa's lap without tears! When Santa was getting ready to leave, she let him pick her up and gave him the biggest hug!