Santa Experiment

We have already seen Santa 3 times and it's only December 9th. The first time was successful. We went on the Santa Train in North Bend and met up with the old guy. Maya sat in his lap and told him she was 2 and that she wanted a Tiana doll for Christmas. Though she looks like she's going to bolt, we even got a picture (I will admit this guy looks like a wax figure though, weird!). The second time we saw him was at a Christmas Brunch for Chris' work. We waited in line for about 10 minutes only to have Maya decide it wasn't a great idea when it was our turn. In the picture she is holding on to Chris for dear life while Owen is in Santa's lap. We have a nice picture of her back which is better than last years brunch where she screamed while Chris held her. The third time was a little more successful. This time the kids got dressed up to go see Santa at the mall. When Maya realized it was our turn, however, she took three steps towards him then sat on the ground. I thought we were in for tears, however, Santa, being the kid friendly guy he is, suggested she stand to his side by her baby brother and help hold him. Smart guy! Maya isn't smiling and almost ended up cut off in the picture, but she helped hold Owen and stayed in the picture. In the end she even gave Santa a hug when he gave her a coloring book. Two more encounters; I'll have to update how they end up in my Santa experiment.