We went to Bass Pro Shop where we were told by one of Santa's helpers the wait would be about two hours. With that terrible news, we decided to have Daddy wait in line while Grandma, Makena and I ran some errands close by (just in case Santa was moving faster than expected). After about an hour, Daddy called to say he could see Santa and we better start heading back. Most people would think this was great news....yippee, an hour earlier than expected!! Not me. Makena had fallen asleep as soon as we started running errands so Grandma had to sit in the car with her while I ran in all the stores. Not what we were hoping for....but I wasn't about to wake her up. We got a second call from Daddy saying he was at the front of the line and we needed to hurry!!! What?!?!? We weren't even in the parking lot and I still had to find a parking spot, wake Makena up from her mouth open, loud snoring, deep sleep and get her alert and cheery for her big meeting with Santa!!! At that moment I had to say goodbye to my vision and hello to the craziness that was about to take place.
We ran in the store (Makena's still half asleep) and made our way to the front of the line just in time to hand Makena off to Daddy for her big meeting with Santa. She wanted no part in sitting on his lap so we settled for a picture with Mommy, Daddy and Makena in Santa's chair while Santa stood behind us....out of Makena's view!!! She did get a candy cane from Santa but never got to go over her wish list or let out her jolly ho ho ho she had been practicing for so long.
Makena did have a great time looking around Bass Pro Shop once she woke up a bit. In the end, it wasn't what I had envisioned but it's still a fun (or funny) memory:)
THE HAND OFF....TIME TO MEET SANTA CLAUS
AS MAKENA WOULD SAY...."SAD BABY"
WHY IS SANTA STILL LOOKING AT ME?!?!?!
LOVING THE TRAINS
MAKENA AND GRANDMA IN THEIR MATCHING OUTFITS
CHECKING OUT ALL THE FISH WITH DADDY
KISSING THE BIG FISH GRANDMA FOUND
MUCH HAPPIER AFTER SHE WAS AWAKE;)