Santa!

 

I can't believe I almost forgot to post William's picture with Santa...considering all the trouble I went through to get one!  It only took three trips to the mall!  The first trip was to Crab Tree.  We soon realized that the line was much too long and we would never make it to Lauren's party on time.  The second trip was to Cary Towne Center.  Santa stopped taking pictures at 9:00, so we get there about 8:00, and were basically turned away.  We were told we could chance it, but at 9:00 he was out, and if you were still in line you were out of luck.  So, the next day I decided to go during the day.  David was working, so it was just me and William.  We got in line around 4:00.  Then a few minutes later, one of the helpers came by and said Santa took an hour break at 5:00 for dinner, and if he hadn't gotten to us by 5:00, we would have to wait for him to come back at 6:00.  Ugh!  Well, I decided to take my chances.  It was 4:59, and we were next in line.  It was a Christmas miracle!  We were the last people they let go before Santa took his break.  Of course, by that point, William was getting fussy, and for the first time ever he cried when someone else took him.  We still managed to get a cute shot!  Then while I was talking to the guy taking the picture, the helper took William from Santa, and William was perfectly content with that guy, who happened to be a large guy like Santa.  I don't know, maybe it was the beard :)  Anyway, I'm glad we got a picture with Santa nonetheless.