The Cornwell Boys Meet Santa

I had high hopes of keeping up to date with this blog over the holidays but I failed and failed miserably. So now we get to play a long game of catch-up. Sit down, buckle up and enjoy the ride, as I have A LOT of photos to share!

We kicked off the Christmas season with a visit from Santa. I knew Wyatt wasn't going to be thrilled to see Santa this year (seems there are very few 18 month old's who don't cry upon seeing him) so I didn't want to invest a couple hours of waiting in line at the mall, only to pay $20 for a picture of a crying child. So instead, we arranged to meet him with a few of our friends one night after a dinner party.

Love this picture - both Wyatt and Ethan fought over this princess wand. Good thing Daddy wasn't there with us. Ha Ha.

After dinner, while waiting for Santa to arrive, the older kids did some crafts...

...while the littler ones ran around playing.

Here's my "Captain Awesome."

Santa arrives!

Ethan was super excited to see him and couldn't stay away.

A little Q&A with Santa.

Like I said, Ethan couldn't stay away from Santa. Wyatt on the other hand was in my arms in the corner, crying hysterically.

Everyone got a chance to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas.

This is the closest I could get Wyatt to Santa. That is pure terror on his face.

Story time -- look who's front and center!

Then Santa passed out a present for each child. Hmmm, maybe that was all it took for Wyatt.

Time to open our gifts.

Jack got some Angry Bird items.

Wyatt got a train book.

Group photo.

Family photo with Santa.

Jack, who didn't want to speak to Santa before this, left after giving Santa a big hug!

Look where Jingle James, our Elf on the Shelf, showed up?

Overlooking all of our photos with Santa.

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