The Jolly Old Fat Man Sits Alone

It's the Christmas season and I had hoped that maybe, just maybe, I might actually get all three kids to have their picture taken on Santa's lap. Last year, the twins did fine and let Santa hold them for a few snaps. Sissy sat near him. Almost a county away by all estimates. Sadly, the photographer never showed up to work that day and we didn't have a camera to take our own pictures of the occasion. I got a couple shots on my cell but they were less than stellar. So needless to say, I was motivated to get at least one good one this year.

The kids weren't exactly embracing my vision. Sissy was cool with Santa. She crawled right up next to him on the chair and told him what she wanted (a pink racecar) and stuck around long enough for him to read her a story. Ham joined them on the chair but Moo, well, she was another story all together. The picture above shows just how close she was willing to get.

Bottom line: I got a couple photos but nothing I would print and frame. Still, it's an excellent memory I can't wait to tell the kids about.