Breakfast with Santa

The youth at First Methodist Church (where Jack goes to school and the Adkersons go to church) hosted Breakfast with Santa this morning. Last night we told Jack that we were going to have breakfast with Santa in the morning. I asked if he would like to talk to Santa and tell him what he wants for Christmas and maybe even take a picture. Without even hesitating, he said, "NO." So, needless to say, I didn't expect the actual encounter with Santa to go very well. If you've followed our blog, you may remember the "Dinosaurs are Scary" and "Cookies with Clifford the Big Red Dog" entries. This was similar. Jack was interested in looking at Santa from a distance, but did not want to get too close. He clung very tightly to me the whole time. After we got about 10 feet away, we told him to wave goodbye and tell Santa, "thank you." He had no problem with that.

Here's a closer look at Jack's expression.

We thought that perhaps if Jack and Emily went together to take a picture with Santa it wouldn't be so scary. Emily at least said she would take a picture with Santa. She wasn't as freaked out as Jack was, but when it was time to let go of Mommy's hand, she wasn't so sure she wanted to sit in the strange man's lap!

We did get a picture of Jack and Emily showing off the candy canes they received after "visiting" with Santa.

The youth also had a "Gingerbread Store." It was a wonderful room filled with presents, and the youth accompanied the children into the store to select presents for their parents. The presents only cost $1 each, and now Jack has a present for each of us under the tree. It will be such a surprise to see what he picked out for us when we open them on Christmas day! I sneaked around the corner to get a picture, but I promise, I didn't see the gifts!