We took a little visit to the mall a couple of weekends ago to visit with the Big Man himself. SC. Santa Claus. Kris Kringle. Old Saint Nick. He was working at Pentagon Mall (you know, he makes toys during the week and works the malls as a weekend gig). We tried our best to prepare Natalie for her visit with Santa, but it didn't do much good. Todd took her to see him and to watch the other kids get on his lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. She got very excited, and kept pointing at him and saying, "Santa!" But of course, when it came time to sit on his lap, she didn't really like that idea at all. You can see by the pictures above, it went from "Cautious Natalie" to "Freaked Out Natalie" in about 5 seconds. Thankfully they snapped quickly (must be something they teach those elves at the North Pole!). Afterwards, we wandered around the big tree in the mall. Natalie looked so pretty in her Christmas dress. It made me a bit melancholy, thinking about how she looks so much older with every month that goes by. (Not that I didn't expect that to happen!). Now we anxiously await Santa's visit to Grami and Grampy's house, where we will be in Massachusetts for Christmas! 
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