Visiting Santa

We went to Victoria Gardens to do a little Christmas shopping this weekend. When Madeline saw Santa's workshop, she insisted on stopping by to say hello. We waited in line for about 20 minutes and Madeline yelled and waved to Santa the entire time. She even wanted one of his "helpers" to hold her so she could get just a little bit closer before we made it to the front of the line. When it was finally our turn, Madeline walked right up to Santa, hopped in his lap, and started giggling uncontrolably. She was so excited, she could hardly breathe! She didn't say one word, just giggled. She's been talking about Santa since we took down all the fall decorations and put up our Christmas decorations last week. She knows what she wants for Christmas (toys) and has been begging to "go to Santa's house" every day. The entire time we were in line, she talked about how she would hug Santa and tell him that she wanted toys for Christmas. Of course, she choked. She was the cutest thing ever though! Santa thought she was a doll! He gave her a peppermint lollipop and told her she was a very good girl.

When we left she said, "I happy!"

Here's Madeline standing in front of the giant Christmas tree after our yummy dinner at The Yard House.

On our way back to the car, Madeline got to pet this beautiful white horse. It was pulling a carriage just like Cindrella's. She was fascinated! Cinderella is one of her favorite princesses.