Today we went to the Atlantic Street Mall which houses one of the few Targets in New York. In addition to the wonderfulness that is Target, the mall also boasts a real live Santa sitting on a big Santa chair in the middle of a large winter wonderland display. We scooted by there with Liam to point out Santa. We didn’t even think about standing in line to sit on Santa’s lap, because at this age Liam would not enjoy that. Guaranteed. At first Liam was MUCH more interested in the large snowman on display. He kept yelling “FROSTY!!!” However, as we stood there watching the other kids hop on and off Santa’s lap, Liam watched with wide eyes. Meanwhile, Jason was trying to explain to him that Santa would bring presents for him and put them under the Christmas tree. Then Santa looked right at Liam and waved. And Liam waved back. And smiled. And then when we turned to leave, Liam said “more Santa”. So we’ve decided that we’re going to take Liam to visit Santa and Macy’s next week. Because if your parents are going to make you sit on Santa's lap for a picture for the first time, he should be the legit Santa. Too bad Macy’s doesn’t also have a legit Frosty.
Today we also decorated a Gingerbread house. I got a kit as a gift from one of the other mothers from Liam’s class. Liam actually participated. I applied the icing and he stuck the candy on. In addition to applying candy to the outside of the house, he also filled in the inside of the house with candy through the open window. He worked very carefully without eating one single piece. Until Jason ate a piece. And then he realized it was edible. And then all decorating stopped and he tried to eat as much candy as possible as fast as he could before I stopped him. So with Liam on his sugar high we put on Frosty the Snow Man and simultaneously played Dark Side of the Moon – that’s a thing, right?
