First Visit with Santa!

Well, Mary Lindsey met Santa for the first time on Friday of last week! We went to the mall here in McComb to have her picture taken and tell the big guy what she wanted for Christmas. The woman taking the pictures warned us when we got to the front of the line that most children Mary Lindsey's age do NOT like Santa. So she had Larry distract Mary Lindsey by making noises and holding up a stuffed animal while the woman held Mary Lindsey and backed up toward Santa so she could not see where she was going. The woman put Mary Lindsey in Santa's lap and it took about a minute for ML to realize where she was...she was so wrapped up in how crazy Larry was acting! Eventually, Mary Lindsey turned her head and took a good long look at Santa. She gave his beard one good tug and then laughed a little. She never turned around and looked at him again. She was too busy laughing at Larry! So, hopefully, Mary Lindsey will not be afraid of Santa in the coming years. I can remember being terrified of him, and my family has plenty of funny stories of me SCREAMING in the mall when I caught a glimpse of him. Oh, Christmas memories!