K asked recently if Santa was real. Well, no, not really, though there once was a man like Santa, but he died hundreds of years ago. But because he was so good, parents still pretend he is alive and do things in his name.
So, we stopped by Dari-Mart for milk the other night and the clerk says to K excitedly, "Are you all ready for Santa?"
"Santa's not real," says K, looking at me, then at her.
Without missing a beat she says, "He is real if he is in your heart!"
K smiles.
Now K is devising plans to find out if Santa is real. First he thought he could take all the presents from under the tree (there are none yet, by the way) and see if any appear overnight on Christmas Eve. We told him he could sleep on the couch if he wanted. Then he thought about leaving the video camera on all night, then setting a trap.... But then he thought, perhaps if he did those things, Santa would consider him naughty and not leave him a present.
So he is still thinking this one through. I'm pretty sure Santa will sneak a present under the tree for him. He's a pretty good kid. It's amazing how "real" Santa is, isn't it?
So, we stopped by Dari-Mart for milk the other night and the clerk says to K excitedly, "Are you all ready for Santa?"
"Santa's not real," says K, looking at me, then at her.
Without missing a beat she says, "He is real if he is in your heart!"
K smiles.
Now K is devising plans to find out if Santa is real. First he thought he could take all the presents from under the tree (there are none yet, by the way) and see if any appear overnight on Christmas Eve. We told him he could sleep on the couch if he wanted. Then he thought about leaving the video camera on all night, then setting a trap.... But then he thought, perhaps if he did those things, Santa would consider him naughty and not leave him a present.
So he is still thinking this one through. I'm pretty sure Santa will sneak a present under the tree for him. He's a pretty good kid. It's amazing how "real" Santa is, isn't it?
Recently, K has gotten into the Santa Spirit...He has been wearing his Santa hat and we bought him a tree skirt, in lieu of a costume, and he has been wearing that as a Santa cape....And has really been enjoying wrapping presents. He even had his horses make pictures and cards for everyone who will be at L & J's on Christmas.
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