The "Santa" Card . . . you know you use it!!

With Christmas right around the corner it is a great time for us parents to pull out the "naughty or nice" cards with our kids to bribe them, if you will, to "guide" them in making good choices, talking nicely, or not "hitting your brother." At a recent play group one of the mothers, who has 4 girls, asked if we'd ever played the "fake crying" card, which I have not, but I will say that I've made a few calls to Santa this year to inform him that Briggs may be in jeopardy of Santa passing by this year if things didn't change. I know it seems dramatic or even traumatic to put that over your 3 year old's head, but it really works for him and I am proud to say that he has been a good boy this year; for the most part!!

So this morning we told the boys to have breakfast with Santa where the kids got to go eat, listen to Mrs. Clause read them a story, color a picture, then sit on Santa's lap. We decided that we only live 2/10 of a mile away from the school that we would just walk; we quickly learned that the roads were literally an ice skating rink. Cory ended up walking/sliding with the boys and I went back and got the car for the ride home. Below are some photos of our little excursion.
All bundled up!!! Snug as a bug!!

Briggs listening to Mrs. Clause read him a story.

Santa: "What do you want for Christmas?"

Briggs: "I want a football helmet for little kids and some football pads . . . " I think Briggs will be a happy boy on Christmas.

Ethan didn't care for the experience too much. He fought with all he could to get down. He definitely knows what he wants and doesn't want. He didn't want to sit on Santa's lap AT ALL!

It was a fun time!