A very important meeting...

I was so nervous about this year's meeting with Santa Claus that I almost decided to sacrifice it in order to preserve my sanity. But, the little voice inside my head kept urging me to give it a try and I'm so thankful I did. Waiting in line was definitely not the easiest task, but thankfully Grandma & Grandpa Hawkins went with us and gave me a few extra hands. Nicholas was probably the antsiest child there, but he was also the smallest except for the really tiny babies. He just wanted to get an up close and personal view of all the action behind the velvet ropes that were blocking him from Santa and I can't say I blame him. After a pretty short wait, it was our turn. I was so apprehensive about what his reaction to Santa was going to be this year because last year wasn't so great. At 6 months old he just didn't quite know how to handle the jolly bearded fellow. But it all turned out to be needless worry because this year went perfectly!! He ran right up to Santa with a giant grin from ear to ear, put out his little hand which Santa reached down and gave a little shake. Before I knew it, he was sitting on Santa's lap posing and eating up all the attention. The wave of relief that I felt was immense and I was so proud of my awesome little boy. Just look at that mischievous little smile! What a special memory!!