Lunch with Santa

This year Lily is absolutely in LOVE with Santa. She just can't seem to get enough of him. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to take her to see him in Virginia, so when a friend of my Mom's offered to take her to a special lunch with Santa, we jumped at the chance.

The event was hosted by the local Elks Club. They did a wonderful job decorating and preparing food for the children. Lily was in heaven....peanut butter and jelly, cheese puffs, brownies, ice cream, cake....it was a sugar feast! After lunch they played some Bingo and the kids won prizes. Lily loved looking for the numbers and letters and was so anxious to yell out "BINGO". After the games were finished, there was a children's sing along to welcome Santa. Lily was so joyous singing all festive songs and her face actually lit up like a Christmas tree when he walked in.

Due to time constraints (my niece's birthday party was starting), Lily wasn't able to sit on Santa's lap and get her present. However, she did get to give him a hug, talk to him for a few minutes and tell him what she wanted for Christmas. She absolutely melted my heart with her enthusiasm. I wish Jeff could have been with me to see how happy she was to meet the big guy in person. Thankfully we saw Santa at the mall later in the week and she was able to pull up his knee and chat with him for a while. Here are some pics and a few videos.

Be sure to pause the music on the right so you can hear Lily tell Santa what she wants for Christmas.