Santa Sighting

Last night, at our neighborhood party, we had an unexpected visitor! Our neighbors got together in our garage to have treats and gather gifts to donate to others, and the Jolly Old Elf Himself, Kris Kringle, came strolling up our driveway. I called to Grant and exclaimed that Santa was here...he looked up in the night sky and replied, "Mom, that's the moon." I told him to look down our driveway and he SCREAMED, "SANTA's Here! Santa's here!" He ran and told everyone he could. It was awesome. Katelee and Brenna each got a turn on his lap, as well as anyone else who wanted to. Brenna mostly just liked his jingle bell! He was so fun and a highlight of the night. It's fun to hear what the kids request...one just wanted a candy cane (easy! he had one there)...Katelee froze and asked for a lion! I told her that wild animals are not welcome in our home, but maybe Santa could find a toy lion for her. I also reminded her how much she loves princess things and Santa knows that! Gone are the days when Grant asks for toliet paper (to shred around the house for the garbage man to pick up!) More pricey gifts are now the request and I am sure he price tag goes up with age! He will be happy with anything Star Wars. But in this day of technology, I hear from most kids Ipods, Ipads, Ipod Touch, etc. We know it is a button pressing society and generation when I listen to Grant and Katelee play. When someone needs a break, whether for the restroom, or to retrieve a toy, someone declares, "Pause the Game!" The game can then be unpaused when all players are back in their spots! Maybe I could pause the day and get a nap once in a while!