Meeting Mr. Claus


The Monday after Thanksgiving, Mommy didn't have to work, so her Nana and the three kids piled up in the van to go see SANTA! They were so excited and couldn't wait to see him. We all had fun walking through the mall and the two "big kids" got to ride the escalator a couple of times which was second only to meeting the one and only Mr. Claus. Ali Jane and Joey both know all of the words to Santa Claus is coming to town and have been singing it non-stop. Mommy and Daddy also have a direct number for Santa which had to be used only a couple of times to give updates on whether they were being naughty or nice...

Joey began his chat with Santa telling him that he would again like a blue present for Christmas. He didn't know quite what he wanted in the blue present, but Santa suggested a few things and "truck" stuck- and ever since the visit, Jonasen has been hoping that the elves at the North Pole are busy working on his big truck.

After Ali Jane told Santa that she would like a "white dog" for Christmas, Santa whispered in her ear that he would indeed look for a nice STUFFED white dog for Ali Jane. Mom was relieved to hear this since she already has two big (not-stuffed) black dogs at home.




Here is the picture that the mall lady took of the Doran kids meeting Santa. After the picture he gave them a puzzle of him in a snow globe. This was pretty cool since Joey is all about snow globes and has broken two so far...
The best part of this picture is that mommy isn't in it this year. Ali Jane managed to sit on Santa's lap without screaming, Zach is awake and Jonasen is finally really excited about the big man in red!

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