Breakfast Santa

Here we are at breakfast with Santa. Our first Santa visit...ever. Leading up to breakfast with Santa I told the boys they could each ask Santa for one thing. Charlie immediately said he was going to ask Santa for a despicable me backpack and Peter got out his favorite bruder catalog and picked out some random attachment which fits on his backhoe. I was shocked. For months Charlie has been asking for a garbage truck and Peter for a crane and cement truck...and these things have already been purchased! I quickly started encouraging them that since they only get to ask Santa for one thing they better make it big like a garage truck, cement truck, or crane. The entire time we were in line to see Santa I kept up the encouragement. It was our turn. I was fully expecting both boys to get scared. They did not. Charlie marched right up to Santa. "I WAnt a DE SPIC a-ABle ME BACKpack". Peter walked up a little slower and pointed to the random attachment in his catalog and explained to Santa in great detail about his attachment and how it goes on his backhoe. The Santa looked at me and I shrugged. Then we posed for the awesome Santa pictures.

On the way home I visited Amazon and found the backpack - $15! The attachment...$24 plus $6 for shipping.  ..as much as I spent on the backhoe! So we began explaining to Peter that he asked for something very unique and Santa may to be able to find it or make it. Meanwhile I began googling. And I found it for $15 and free shipping! Yeah!

Peter woke up this morning telling me that it is okay if Santa can't bring him his attachment and he won't cry or throw a fit. I'm so proud of him and so excited to see his face when he gets his attachment...assuming it gets here in time.