What a difference a year makes. Last year, Maia was 11 months old. We took her to a mall Santa and she freaked out. She wouldn't even sit on his lap. Andy had to sit next to Santa and put Maia on his knee. Totally worth the $15 picture.
This year, Maia LOVES Santa. We first saw him at the Anchorage tree lighting the weekend after Thanksgiving. After the short program and lighting, it was announced that Santa would stick around for boys and girls to talk to. Within seconds, Santa was swarmed. We decided to let the crowd die down and grab some hot chocolate at the coffee place across the street. Maia cried and cried for "Shasha" the whole time we were gone. After enjoying our hot chocolate, we went back and Maia got to sit on Santa's lap.
Last weekend, the history museum had a Santa visit. We went, expecting it to be swarmed. There were about 6 kids there, and no line for Santa. Maia got lots of time with him, and we got some great pictures. She still doesn't get the concept of asking for presents from him, but we'll work on that for next year.
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