Today lived up to all expectations and Santa was again 100% correct. People were hovering around the Santa set an hour before "show time." I did come out for my command performance 10 minutes early...to help out the little kiddos.
Santa would like to do a special shout out to my helper CHECK (Pedro). When I went on lunch break, CHECK brought the whole crowd in to the Santa set and read them stories until I got back. The crowd loved it. That-a-boy, CHECK, I trained you well!
Just in case you're wondering, there are only 7 shopping days left before Christmas...and Santa takes a 2XLT. For specific gifts ideas, contact Mrs. Claus. :o)
Let me share about a couple of kids I met today:
A family came to see Santa and I asked each one of them what they wanted for Christmas. The little boy told me he wanted a truck and a remote control helicopter (which is really, really popular). About 10 minutes later, the mom brings him back and he is just sobbing! He forgot to tell me that he also wanted a Transformer. I wiped away his tears and thanked him for coming back to see Santa, and told him that I will make a special note to try to remember the Transformer. Magically, he then became the happiest boy in the mall!
A little girl (approximately 7-8 years old) came bounding up to me when it was her turn and we chatted a little bit. I asked her what she wanted for Christmas and she said she wanted a pony. Well, surprisingly, I get asked for a pony at least twice or more a day. I always look at the parents for their reaction. Usually, the parents are laughing because they live in an apartment, etc. and I have to try to talk the kids away from the pony. I say something like, "You can't have a pony in your bedroom." Well, tonight with this little girl guess what? She asked for a pony. I was just about to tell her about not being able to keep a pony in her bedroom...and her dad gave me a "thumbs up." Well I thought maybe I interpretted the dad's signal wrong or he overheard incorrectly, so I told the little girl that I would see if it was possible and asked her what else she wanted. At that point the father leaned over and whispered in my ear that they own a horse farm. So she's getting a pony from Santa (grandma and grandpa)!
As you can imagine, Santa needs his beauty sleep. (Not much, you understand.) But I still need my rest because Santa is WONDERFUL all the time. :o)
Sweet dreams!
Santa
Santa would like to do a special shout out to my helper CHECK (Pedro). When I went on lunch break, CHECK brought the whole crowd in to the Santa set and read them stories until I got back. The crowd loved it. That-a-boy, CHECK, I trained you well!
Just in case you're wondering, there are only 7 shopping days left before Christmas...and Santa takes a 2XLT. For specific gifts ideas, contact Mrs. Claus. :o)
Let me share about a couple of kids I met today:
A family came to see Santa and I asked each one of them what they wanted for Christmas. The little boy told me he wanted a truck and a remote control helicopter (which is really, really popular). About 10 minutes later, the mom brings him back and he is just sobbing! He forgot to tell me that he also wanted a Transformer. I wiped away his tears and thanked him for coming back to see Santa, and told him that I will make a special note to try to remember the Transformer. Magically, he then became the happiest boy in the mall!
A little girl (approximately 7-8 years old) came bounding up to me when it was her turn and we chatted a little bit. I asked her what she wanted for Christmas and she said she wanted a pony. Well, surprisingly, I get asked for a pony at least twice or more a day. I always look at the parents for their reaction. Usually, the parents are laughing because they live in an apartment, etc. and I have to try to talk the kids away from the pony. I say something like, "You can't have a pony in your bedroom." Well, tonight with this little girl guess what? She asked for a pony. I was just about to tell her about not being able to keep a pony in her bedroom...and her dad gave me a "thumbs up." Well I thought maybe I interpretted the dad's signal wrong or he overheard incorrectly, so I told the little girl that I would see if it was possible and asked her what else she wanted. At that point the father leaned over and whispered in my ear that they own a horse farm. So she's getting a pony from Santa (grandma and grandpa)!
As you can imagine, Santa needs his beauty sleep. (Not much, you understand.) But I still need my rest because Santa is WONDERFUL all the time. :o)
Sweet dreams!
Santa
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