Our first visit with Santa

Christmas is always a special time of the year. My favorite part is taking the kids to go visit Santa. Santa comes to the Train Depot in Monticello every year. Hannah, Luke and Owen have all grown up going to the depot to visit Santa. The kids get Santa all to themselves in a cute little room, just our family and Santa. It is amazing. No line of parents wishing you would hurry up and no screaming kids ruining your time with Santa. We get tons of pictures and lots of video.

Last year at this time, Ava and Eliza were only home 20 days before Christmas. We figured that introducing them to a huge white man in a bright red suit and a long white beard may throw them into culture shock, so we skipped visiting Santa. This year, the girls were very excited about meeting Santa, until we got there. When they spotted Santa behind the window talking to another little girl, both girls got very quiet. Then Liza kept saying "I no like Santa". We kept telling them that Santa was sooo nice and would love to meet them. Both Darren and I started getting nervous....you just never know how they are going to react. But luckily, they walked in and warmed right up to Santa. He was so sweet with them. Each year the kids get a poster to color with a special message from Santa. And he always gives the kids two candy canes, one to keep and one to share.
Enjoy the pictures!!