I think it's great that Ben and Zach's first encounter with Santa was actually with my dad dressed up as the man in red, and he was by far a much better Santa than the one we visited a couple of days ago with the boys. This Santa very much looked the part but that was about it....
zero personality. It was a good thing that we didn't wait more than a few minutes to see him, or I would have been very disappointed. The boys probably didn't notice, but I think Zach was a little confused when he came away from Santa without him asking Zach what he wanted for Christmas, which Zach definitely had a specific answer.
Ben wasn't worried about any kind of interaction with Santa and wouldn't go anywhere near him without Darius accompanying him. The sunglasses were not our idea for a cute picture....totally Ben's doing. He had been wearing them in the car and still had them with him when it was his turn to visit Santa. I guess he figured if his eyes were hidden then Santa couldn't see him and it would be safe to approach.
Tonight we got together with the Bacon's at their home for a little Christmas Eve dinner with them and the Tomer's. We had a great meal and enjoyed great company. Clay helped Darius put together our big gifts for the boys, and he and his wife Tammey were so sweet to give the boys robots. They are such kind people, and we have really enjoyed getting to know them better over the last few months.
It's great to have the opportunity to spend the holidays with awesome people. That alone is the best part of being back in Florida. We're so grateful to have the friends we do, and for how generous they are with us and our boys.
