DD isn't charmed by mall Santa

[Ceepa]

I dressed up both kids and took them to the mall by myself yesterday. For the first time DS was OK sitting with Santa so I thought, "Hey, this is going to go well." HA!

I handed DD to Santa and she was fine for about 1.4 seconds until she saw that I had stepped away from her. She looked at me quizzically for a moment as if to say, "Wait a minute, Mama. If you're over there ... then ... who's holding me????" She slowly turned her little head, tipped her face up to look at Santa, her mouth dropped open in a mask of horror and the scream she's been saving deep in her soul rose up and filled the entire atrium outside of Sears.

I felt bad buying the photo, but someone told me it was a rite of passage to have the screaming baby with Santa photo. Do you guys have these too?

-Ceepa

[tarynsmum]

Yeah, DD had the same reaction this past weekend when we took her. But I could never have written it so histerically!!!

"She slowly turned her little head, tipped her face up to look at Santa, her mouth dropped open in a mask of horror and the scream she's been saving deep in her soul rose up and filled the entire atrium outside of Sears."

That is just too funny. ROTFL!

[clc053103]

DS had the exact same reaction. His hysterical screaming and crying had the entire line entertained. I bought the photo- but reduced the package I was buying. It's the same santa from last year, when DS was a smiley joy- I've been showing the photos together as a before and after.

MIL says she has a collection of DH doing the same thing, year after year.

[ellies mom]

My child likes Santa in theory but not the reality. She wants to see him but then we can't even get her near him so we don't try. I think the crying photos are cute though.

[JBaxter]

Nathan did really well this year but this was our "rite of passage" picture at 13months. My scanner isnt working or I would do before and after pics.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o130/jeanaspictures/NathanSanta2004.jpg

[blueeyedb]

This is exactly what DS did, to the letter. We actually ended up with a pic of him looking up at Santa about .5 seconds before he melted down.

[Ceepa]

Showed the photo to the grandparents today and they loved it.

Jeana, that picture is too funny! I love how Santa just keeps on smiling. In our photo, Santa has the goofiest grin and it adds to the bizarre composition.

-Ceepa

[mamato1]

Yep, see my post about the differnce a year makes!
Chris

Mama to Brendan, aka Boomer, my little peanut who is allergic to peanuts! 01/16/04


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