Our experience with Santa

Santa's first trip to meet Santa was last Monday night. A cold front had hit and the roads were fairly slick. In fact, we didn't have school that day due to the icy conditions. While we waited in line, Tanner was all smiles! There is so much to look at inside Bass Pro that Tanner was pretty mesmerized. When it was finally our turn, I introduced Tanner to Santa and Tanner's eyes were HUGE. I don't think he knew what to think. At first, I think it was a toss up as to whether Tanner should pull Santa's beard or grab his glasses. The glasses did not have any lenses, so they were an easy snag. The glasses won out, followed by a close second to a hand-full of beard hair. Santa kept his patience, but when his "Ho, Ho, Ho-ing" started, I think the jiggling that began was the final straw on the unfamiliar territory for lil' Tanner Jay. This was the result:

We got the heck out of the Santa Village and the Winter Wonderland and wandered around Bass Pro for awhile. Tanner calmed down and just enjoyed the scenery. Tobin later told me that he never liked visiting Santa when he was little. He was scared of Santa for a long time. Hmmmmm....

This was Tanner's first trip (of many to come, I'm sure) to Bass Pro. Daddy loves to go there, so I know it will not be the last time. I know Tobin can't wait for the day when he and Tanner can go look at hunting stuff together. We wanted to find a place that we could take his picture and return for future pictures to show Tanner's growth. Tobin thought this would be a funny shot, so Tanner may not have good memories of the place after all.....lol!!