Until today.
This is the year- Leah "gets" Santa Claus and all of the magic that comes along with him. She decided months ago that she wanted a scooter for Christmas, and knows that she needs to ask Santa for it. She recently told me she wanted a bow and arrow and I told her she could ask Santa for it. "But Mom," she replied worriedly. "I already asked for a scooter and I can only ask Santa for one thing." I just agreed with her on that one.
Last week we got a toy catalog, and she took a crayon and circled every item she wanted, as well as every item she thought Adam might want. I checked, and every picture in the ENTIRE catalog is circled.
So when she saw Santa in his plush green armchair, she told me she wanted to say hi. We've tried this in years past, only to fall silent in his actual presence, but we marched up to him anyway (politely declining the $24.95 portrait package along the way).
And she did it! She climbed right up on his lap and very very quietly told him her name, her age, and that she would please like a scooter and a new helmet for Christmas. When Santa asked what her brother wanted for Christmas, she said cars, then later lamented that she should have said "cars and trucks."
And my heart was literally bursting with pride. I don't know why- Santa Claus is another confusing childhood concept that I'm not sure why I promote- right along with trick-or-treating and the Easter Bunny. But I was so proud of Leah for finally- FINALLY- working up the courage to talk to a character that she had admired from afar for so long.
It may not even be Thanksgiving yet, but there is definitely holiday magic in the air.
2 comments:
oh how fun! I can't believe that Santa is actually in your mall already. Send him here too:)
We got that catalog too and have been looking through it. That is so cute that Leah sat down with a pen and circled "everything" she wanted!
I can't believe Santa is at the mall ALREADY? Lilly keeps asking to see him. She doesn't get how long it is until Christmas. When there were a few snow flurries the other day she thought it had arrived:). I told her Santa doesn't get there until after Thanksgiving.
I love how practical Leah is!
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