The Christmas Babies meet Santa Claus

Santa hoping against hope that his beard stands up to these two

 We have recently reconnected with my cousin Paige (mom's first cousin) and it turns out that he and his family live just a mile from our new home, and yet we still have trouble getting together. His lovely wife Jodi invited us to accompany them when they took their daughter Moira to see Santa at the Botanical Gardens Saturday. Unfortunately Ben had to work, so Paige was once again disappointed that he hasn't met him yet. I asked mom to come and help me wrangle the boys and the stroller and all of the accoutrement necessary for such an outing.


The boys were really well behaved right up until the end when they were hungry. I think that they just did not know what to think of all the people and they were having fun with their cousin Moira who kept giving them hugs and kisses. She is expecting her little brother Finn to arrive in the next few months, so she needed practice being nice to boys.

Moira warmed up a little more quickly than Liam

And when our turn with Santa finally arrived, mom and I thought it best to back them in since they have recently displayed a fear of facial hair with Uncle Ked and Uncle Scott. They did really well...but we failed to receive smiles.

Sam continuing to show his love of hair. I don't know if I should be happy or sad that I chopped mine :)

Sam and Santa and Liam

Moira learning how to be a good big sister and spread the love.

 I think that Sam may have asked for his two front teeth. Liam's top two teeth poked through this week for a grand total of FOUR teeth...and I think Sam might be a little jealous. Liam might have asked for a brother that doesn't cry when he tries to use him to push off of to stand up; but I could be wrong.

Paige, Quinn, Jodi, Jeanie, Sam, Moira, and Liam.

 Overall, I think that our first trip to visit Santa was a giant success. Thank you Jodi for inviting us or I may have overlooked this tradition. I hope we are able to go back next year with Finn added to our group, and perhaps Ben will be able to make it then too. I look forward to comparing their Santa pictures from year to year.

Ginger Liam

Ginger Sam