Santa or Bust

I really thought we would have had good luck with Santa, but sad to say THAT WAS NOT THE CASE! C&P had quite the Santa encounter when we took them earlier in the week. We thought since it was a weekday we would have a short wait & could kind of take our time. Well, we did have a short wait...about 15-20 minutes...but we were 3rd in line! The Woodfield Santa display is very pretty. Before you go see Santa you walk through a "snow globe"...GREAT, now we look like we have dandruff! Next was a cozy bench where they take a family photo....and here's where we lost C&P. The bench was meant to look like ice, and it was cold. Toddlers don't want to sit on a block of ice!! They then made us wait a moment before stepping up to see Santa...this just gives toddlers time to evaluate the situation. Santa looks creepy to a toddler, so they don't want to go up to him & smile for a photo! Here's where I freak out on the "elves"....when parents actually get their TWO kids calmed down...TAKE THE PICTURE!!...even Santa had my back on this one.

Needless to say, we left without a photo, and a sour taste in all our mouths. The "elf" actually tried to sell me a $20 photo of Cam crying (hysterically) & Paige with a face like she was going to throw up...and I quote (said with enthusiasm), "This is the best photo!" Um, I am not paying $20 for a photo of Cam crying, I can take that photo at home for free any day of the week. "This is the best??"...that's kid of like saying this poop smells the best. Maybe we'll try again (but I won't be sad if we don't). I have no documentation of this "adventure," but it looked something like this...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!