A Month of Christmas: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"

Last Tuesday, we went on a Christmas adventure over to NorthPark Center in Dallas to visit Santa Claus.  I had heard over and over how fantastic "this" Santa Claus was.  Most school districts in the Metroplex weren't out of school as of last Tuesday, so I thought it would be a good day to go!  

My mom went with us, too; she said a day in Dallas with her grandchildren sounded like "a once in a lifetime event"--how sweet is that?  

There is no fee to see the Santa at NorthPark, plus you can take pictures on your own camera.  But, you have to have a ticket, and there are only 350 tickets for each day.  The ticket line opened at 9 a.m., and I was in line at 8:57 a.m. and got #47!  I'm glad the traffic on the way to Dallas wasn't any worse, because we could have had an even longer wait than we did with ticket #47.  But, it was worth it, and we had a great day.  (I think it's impossible to go to NorthPark and not have a great day!)

 At 10:30 a.m., Santa came to his house in Macy's Court and told all the children stories along with his puppy, Widget.  It lasted about 30 minutes, and I was surprised how well the stories held Isaac's attention!

While we waited for our turn to visit Santa, we watched a puppet show starring "Ebenezer Scrooge" in Dillard's Court.

At the end of the puppet show, Scrooge told all the children to stand in front of his house for a gift that he had for them....the gift was spraying them all with a water gun!  :)

 We also visited the ducks and turtles.

 We also went outside into the inner courtyard so Isaac could burn off some energy.  They had these Christmas soldiers & drums throughout the courtyard, along with painted cutouts for taking your picture.

(After I saw how crooked Isaac's tie was while we were in the courtyard, I walked up to a random man and asked him to re-tie Isaac's tie--apparently this is a skill I need to have as a mom of a boy!)

After lunch, it was finally our turn to see Santa Claus!  Just like our earlier visit to Santa this December, Isaac told Santa that he wanted "a present" when asked what he wanted for Christmas.  :)  (Dave says we need to ride this as long as possible and not encourage him to ask for specific toys yet--ha!)

Emma had fallen asleep just before it was our turn to visit Santa.  I woke her up, and she sat on Santa's lap for a minute. But, between her crying from being awakened and Isaac "exploring" Santa's little house, I definitely didn't have time to catch a picture of Emma with Santa.

Thanks for coming with us, Mom-o!  We loved our day with you--and Santa!  :)