tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post2561112009307993126..comments2024-03-26T04:27:54.485-06:00Comments on Du Wax Loolu: Visiting Santa and other miscellanyJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942269316108576622noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-48783634961613258672010-12-19T22:55:45.203-07:002010-12-19T22:55:45.203-07:00It always amazes me when people wait until the mid...It always amazes me when people wait until the middle or end of Dec. to get their tree. I know on some levels (slow tree death) it makes more sense, but we always bought our (live) tree at the very beginning of Dec. Which I'm sure is just FASCINATING to you. :-)<br /><br />Anyway, yes. I would take my kid to see Santa. Just for the adorable photo op. Although, if he/she were terrified, I obv. wouldn't FORCE them to stay for my own amusement.amberhttp://www.hope-revisited.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-38719326608639822002010-12-13T10:46:43.916-07:002010-12-13T10:46:43.916-07:00Huh. S is too young to 'get' Santa and unt...Huh. S is too young to 'get' Santa and until three weeks ago, LG didn't even know who Santa was! We had no idea. It's not like we intentionally didn't talk about him, but maybe she never paid attention before. At any rate, she doesn't seem to care one whit. Maybe when she's older...bren j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09132628402113226709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-42059982877958950742010-12-11T22:16:07.654-07:002010-12-11T22:16:07.654-07:00My daughter was about three months old at her firs...My daughter was about three months old at her first Christmas. I didn't seek out a Santa picture, but we were at a Christmas event where they had a Santa, so we put her on his lap...she had just woken up and looks pretty groggy in the pictures LOL. Then last year, my mother had all these (read: 10 or so) 24-36-inch Santas around her house and my daughter, then one, took to going up to each of them and saying Hi Santa! and kissing them. Since she seemed to like the Santas, and the nice mall near us has a really authentic looking Santa, we took her (on a weekday early in the month so there was no line!) and she walked right up, willingly got in Santa's lap and we got a cute picture. This past Friday, I took her back to that mall (unsure if she would cooperate since she is starting to really act like a two-year-old lately), and the minute she saw Santa, she got starstruck, and just like last year, was eager to go sit in his lap. She also gave him a hug. She wouldn't smile for the picture, but it was still very sweet. So I guess we've started a tradition of a picture every year, but only because she does not seem scared or anything. If she didn't seem in awe of Santa, or if she had pitched a fit yesterday (which I half-expected to happen LOL), I wouldn't have forced it.Glam-O-Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270241700019080204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-65978503939832025672010-12-08T18:12:48.770-07:002010-12-08T18:12:48.770-07:00I don't know that we'll do Santa--we proba...I don't know that we'll do Santa--we probably won't go out of our way, but if we stumble upon a Santa somewhere we might. I love the idea of having some sort of traditional photo that we take around the same time every year, but I'm still mulling over what that will look like.<br /><br />I'm also so very curious about what she'll look like! I sometimes stare at my husband and wonder which of his features will come through--will she have freckles, a long nose, curly hair, or what?!Elizabethhttp://www.hernewdeal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-8047681945979508772010-12-08T09:26:34.699-07:002010-12-08T09:26:34.699-07:00My little almost-three-year-old nephew is TERRIFIE...My little almost-three-year-old nephew is TERRIFIED that a man named Santa is going to enter his house magically and leave things.<br /><br />My sister doesn't think Santa will visit this year, and there will be now pictures with Santa, much to her (and my) dismay.<br /><br />But it isn't worth traumatizing the poor little guy!artemisiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048259618106957687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-37159991324466025472010-12-08T04:58:55.128-07:002010-12-08T04:58:55.128-07:00It didn't even occur to me to take the girls t...It didn't even occur to me to take the girls to see Santa, but Ted has brought it up several times now, which I think is kind of adorable.Erinhttp://stateiamin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-30891924339696703432010-12-07T12:46:47.284-07:002010-12-07T12:46:47.284-07:00the santa photo thing must have to do with whether...the santa photo thing must have to do with whether or not it was a tradition in your own family growing up, because i'm another completely-meh-take-it-or-leave-it types over here. i think there's one or 2 photos each of me & my sister w/various santas, but it definitely wasn't A Thing. now, sulky / crying / terrified / irritated first day of school portraits?? those we DID do every year and BY GUM so will my children!! :)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287792370490363047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-44252335754263657762010-12-07T11:46:16.922-07:002010-12-07T11:46:16.922-07:00As for the Santa photo, I can take it or leave it....As for the Santa photo, I can take it or leave it.d e v a nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-41189533033435917952010-12-07T11:45:19.911-07:002010-12-07T11:45:19.911-07:006 weeks! 6 weeks! How did that go so fast? I'm...6 weeks! 6 weeks! How did that go so fast? I'm so excited for you guys. (love that lamp too)d e v a nhttp://www.all-d.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-75566823897087157052010-12-07T11:29:35.892-07:002010-12-07T11:29:35.892-07:00I'm so, so excited for you to have Piglet! It ...I'm so, so excited for you to have Piglet! It seems like yesterday you first posted about being pregnant...<br /><br />I'm definitely NOT a fan of the Santa photo. Most Santas look either totally ridiculous or totally creepy, not to mention that the wonderful Santa at our local shopping center when I was growing up turned out to be a child molester in the very worst way and is now in prison for a long, long time. I'd much rather do a photo at home in front of the tree, or at the tree farm chopping down the tree. I don't want some stranger in my family photos.Steviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153149217472000710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-33749928892142258822010-12-07T10:23:45.287-07:002010-12-07T10:23:45.287-07:00Oh, in case I haven't written enough here... I...Oh, in case I haven't written enough here... I was the shy kid, but I always loved getting my picture taken with Santa. My sister was the wild, outgoing kid, but she was scared of Santa. All our family pictures of Santa are of me on Santa's lap, with my mom sitting next to Santa holding my sister on her lap. My sister didn't mind as long as she got to sit on my mom's lap, and they're cute photos, in my opinion.-R-http://andyouknow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-62755521925860373682010-12-07T10:20:34.486-07:002010-12-07T10:20:34.486-07:00We took B when he was only 6 weeks old and got a r...We took B when he was only 6 weeks old and got a really cute photo. Then we didn't take him at all last year. We took him again this year because we had to go to the mall anyway and because we wanted to introduce him to the idea of Santa. B didn't really get it, but it was fun, and we got a cute picture. Plus, we went on a Thursday night in early December, so there was literally no one else there to see Santa.-R-http://andyouknow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-52408699385720565972010-12-07T10:16:27.144-07:002010-12-07T10:16:27.144-07:00Wow....your pregnancy has flown by. I remember bei...Wow....your pregnancy has flown by. I remember being told I would go early, then I had a scheduled induction (and went the day before on my own). Good luck!<br /><br />I'm indifferent to the Santa pictures. Our daughter is 2 and unless she wants to do it, we won't bother.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03735715854829793184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-18574719190851035362010-12-07T09:46:46.617-07:002010-12-07T09:46:46.617-07:00YES! Take the first picture now ... of just him an...YES! Take the first picture now ... of just him and you with your big belly by the tree. Then next year you'll have an almost one year old. HOW FUN!!!The Tomball Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429599194678207637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-5612749631168581712010-12-07T09:03:33.712-07:002010-12-07T09:03:33.712-07:00We waited until our son was two and a half, becaus...We waited until our son was two and a half, because he wasn't comfortable with the idea until then. Even then, he was very hesitant. Our first Santa picture has hubby and I on either side of Santa, with our son on hubby's lap - On the side AWAY from Santa. I see no point in making it anything other than what it should be - Fun and exciting. If the child puts up a fuss, I saw don't make them do it.3carnationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942247215569463561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-12375224884912995822010-12-07T08:48:45.673-07:002010-12-07T08:48:45.673-07:00I seriously don't get the Santa thing - I can&...I seriously don't get the Santa thing - I can't tell you how many people have asked us if Thomas is going to sit on Santa's lap. Ummmm. Nope. But, I don't care about that - it wasn't a big part of my childhood.<br /><br />6 weeks until Piglet is here! EEEEEK.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04793480432068543767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-77046076535956942702010-12-07T08:37:28.179-07:002010-12-07T08:37:28.179-07:00Madeline is just getting to the age where I think ...Madeline is just getting to the age where I think she *might* get it or be excited, so we may go this year. There is a very cool, very special Santa House in my area that is way beyond the mall Santa experience - think an actual house, decorated like crazy, with live reindeer. It's pretty much the definition of Christmas Crazy, but perfect for kids. <br /><br />Mrs. Claus even grabs one parent as they're coming in to get the kid's name and other "little" info so that "Santa" can really BE Santa, knowing the kid and all. It's really magical, truly. <br /><br />I'm SO excited to see little Piglet! Your comment about him being a stranger got me, because I felt that way a bit about Madeline until she started to move - her movements were so familiar from feeling them within. It was a sudden shock of knowing.bessie.violahttp://www.bessieviola.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-67259008966965781452010-12-07T08:17:40.625-07:002010-12-07T08:17:40.625-07:00When our twins were babies (they too are January b...When our twins were babies (they too are January bdays, so they were nearly 1 on their first Christmas), we did have their photo taken with Santa. And possibly again when they were almost 2. Neither experience was traumatizing for them in the least, but by age 3 they had develped a voice enough to declare that they wanted NOTHING TO DO with sitting on Santa's lap. So... that was the last time we visited a mall Santa. Marin (now 4) is expressing interest is talking to Santa- she saw him at an early Christmas party we went to and CHATTED AWAY with him- so I'm thinking maybe we'll take her to see him at the mall this year. But I bet my older 2 won't say anything. And we won't be buying the $40 photo package.<br /><br />Also, HOW do you only have 6 weeks left????? Also-also, your pregnancy is so reminiscent of my own first pregnancy, as I too was due in January... That first time is so magical! I'm so excited for you!Marie Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830798429713169174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-46494624133805214612010-12-07T07:35:27.873-07:002010-12-07T07:35:27.873-07:00I love going to see Santa...still at 27 years of a...I love going to see Santa...still at 27 years of age. My mother has several pictures of my sister and me with Santa Claus through the years and I'm so excited for my niece's pictures and my children's pictures sitting next to ours at my parent's house.<br /><br />However, I'm also aware there are children who should in no way be going to sit on a strange man's lap. Some children are timid and shy and SCARED. I realize it always comes down to that child's parent to make the proper call but it's so hard to see a child screaming while sitting on Santa's lap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-60449397461216709932010-12-07T07:27:02.923-07:002010-12-07T07:27:02.923-07:00being too young to get it and being plopped on San...being too young to get it and being plopped on Santa's lap anyway is one thing if it turns into a cute picture... being afraid of the big bearded guy in a red suit and crying/having a tantrum and being forced into his lap anyway is quite another! <br /><br />Emily's school does a Lunch with Santa event every year (which is great for those who want the pictures - no standing in a terrible line at the mall, plus they have cute holiday activities going on)... and Caitlyn absolutely refuses to go anywhere near Santa, even when he's trying to give her a candy cane (she turned her back, reached her arm out behind her, and snatched it from as far away as possible, while still holding on to me). So, we don't make her go near Santa. <br /><br />Other parents, however, are so desperate for a Santa photo that the woman ahead of us in line actually sat on Santa's lap herself with her screaming toddler! that will be such a great Christmas memory! hahaha.<br /><br />sorry for the novel, but this experience is fresh in my head from this weekend and clearly needed to be shared :-)Alisonnoreply@blogger.com