Santa and the Elves

Today Steven found the elves in the dining room. They made a blanket tent and were hanging out in the tent, each with a elf or santa who "grows" in water.
We decided to take to kids to see Santa at the mall today. We got there just as he was leaving for his break. Kendyl loved watching him, and was ok when he came up to her to say hi. We hung out at the mall for a bit, and when we went back to get in line.....oh my! The line was at least a hour long. No thanks. So we agreed to go to our next stop (Waterloo Gardens) and see if Santa was there.

Santa in a sleigh...no lines...no waiting. No evil elves who make you pay for a picture!!!

Kendyl wasn't getting anywhere near him, but I was able to get a picture. Then the boys got to talk to Santa. Steven asked for a Wii. Santa told him he didn't have enough room as so many children wanted Wii's this year (and how they are hard to get). He said it was Mom and Dad's responsibility to get the Wii. Smart guy!

Steven then asked for Playmobil, and Andrew for Legos. Santa asked if he wanted the cool Star Wars Legos (yup!). Great visit.

Sadly they didn't set up the Dickens Village this year, and the dinosaur display was not there either. Kendyl did find 2 snowman she loved! And Andrew got to drool over the Nutcrackers (he collects them).

Tim had to leave the building early, as we didn't realize they had live trees inside. Tim is highly allergic to Christmas trees and eventhough we were only there for about 1/2 hour, he is paying the price tonight. Poor guy! It's an allergy that only causes him trouble 1 month out of the year, but sadly is a huge inconvenince. We are not able to go to many friends/family houses over the holidays due to their live trees. Due to his allergy, we are starting new traditions this Christmas (as we can't spend time with our loved ones who value a tree more than us). Stayed tuned to find our new Christmas Eve traditions....we are very excited about it!