They meet again........

I anticipated another interesting encounter with Santa this year. Griffin is still shy at first and I just knew no matter how much I talked up dear old Santa Claus, he would be a hard sell to just jump up on the lap. Last night we read a book about Santa and talked about how great he is, how he brings the best presents and is such a nice guy. 

Griffin was still talking about getting his picture taken with him when we rolled into Springfield and I was feeling more confident. Magically, when I started to pull into the mall parking lot his story changed to, "No Santa!". I, being mom of the year, just ignored him and hauled him inside. 

This was the end result:

It's no smile, but it's a step up from last year! He didn't last long in this awkward facial expression before the full purple face/mouth open/silent cry began and he was really making noise by the time I picked him up and let the next family move in. Santa did not get a hug or even told "bye" but he was happy and enjoying the sucker he was given by the time I got around to the register to pay. This year they also included online my other options that I had to choose from when buying prints. 

Santa happened to have one of his favs

this is a real winner

the lips started to pucker here.....