ho ho ho

oh santa... we love you so... which is clear to see in the photos below!

i'm a poet and i didn't even know it!

2011

santa went badly at factoria mall and matt would not let me buy the $40 screaming picture. left to my own devices i for surely would have. boo! then this microsoft santa was just hanging out by the gate at the airport while we were waiting for our flight to reno! what?! and pictures with him were free! what?!?! he snuck in at the last moment... beckett didn't even know he was there. matt didn't want to be in the picture, but i make an adorable mrs. claus. ha.

2012

santa went badly at redmond town center and matt would not let me buy the $42 screaming picture. i wish i had it. santa went semi badly at crossroads mall (and matt haaaaaated this santa's non traditional clothing), but i got the picture anyways. this santa was for reals creepy. he kept trying to get me to be in the picture too and would pat his lap. hmm... no thanks, santa. 

2013

santa success! beckett looks the most adorable. the santa looks less adorable with his fakie fake beard, but whatevs man... who is even looking at him?

 

2014
so... here we are with two babes! this is my fave santa so far, he was legit! he "lives" in a cabin at university village. this wasn't the best beckett picture (what is going on with his hand?!), but it was the only picture where heath was not scream crying... so we'll take it!

side story! for months beckett had been prepping to ask santa for a real life pet frog. we had been researching frogs (which are gross...by the way) and had settled on getting him a small aquatic frog... basically on the same level as a fish, since it was his one and only request. i was less than thrilled about it. as we were waiting in the freezing cold for santa, an elf came out to chat with us and asked beckett what he was going to ask santa for. beckett told him he wanted a pet frog, but the elf misunderstood and thought he was asking for a pet rock. like the 80's gag gift? he laughed and was like, "oh, a pet rock, huh?" and that was that. beckett was like, "yes! a pet rock!" and instantly his mind was changed and he only wanted a rock... no frogs for him. okay then. you guys would not believe how low maintenance a rock is. thank you random elf for misunderstanding and making our lives much, much easier! that alone was well worth the trip to see santa!