Wednesday, December 10, 2014

A visit with Santa

Sunday was supposed to be a quiet day. We had been thinking of spending the morning getting the house ready for Christmas, when I came across a post for Eagan's Holiday event at Holz Farm. It was supposed to be a warm(ish) day, so we got the kids dressed and headed out.

It was not warm! And the line for Santa was long. But, since we had already parked and promised the kids they could visit with the elf, we waited. With one of us always in line, the kids were able to sing Christmas carols, visit with the reindeer and warm up near the fire pits. Forty-five minutes later, we met with a wonderful Santa and the kids got to make some wishes. Jack wants a vacuum and a blender, preferably both green. Annalee wants toys.

They were jazzed to see Santa and Jack could have spent an hour talking to the man. But too soon, their turn was done and Santa was on to another family and J & A were on to the cookies and apple cider.

We went immediately home and everyone took a three hour nap. Gotta love an afternoon of cold, fresh air.