Well, the unbelievable happened last night (Dec. 2, 2008). We went to the mall and Matty actually sat on Santa's lap.
You have to understand: Matty would rather throw his 800 little cars in the Genesee River than let anyone touch him, let alone sit on their lap. But the kid knows the importance of being nice over naughty this time of year, so he gave it up for Mr. Claus.
Matty said, and I quote: "Santa, I want cars....pink cars. OK?"
He talked to him as if they were fast friends. This Santa was good. I said "Matty, Santa knows Rudolph." And S.C. said, "And Comet, and Cupid, and Donner, and Blitzen...."
Of course, we forgot to bring our camera, and being parents whose child was about to really meet Santa for the first time (Matty had an encounter last year, but it was forgettable), we succumbed and had the Eastview people take their photo for the modest (cough, cough) price of $10.99 (!!!!) for one 4-x-6 (or is it 3-by-5?). But the photo is priceless. It's hanging on our fridge, now.
Earlier yesterday, we went to a store called Clix and had family photos and Matty photos taken for Christmas. Matty was surprisingly agreeable to this, and I think he's amazingly photogenic (of course, I'm biased). I'll post those photos when we get them scanned.
We've been playing the "gifts for good boys" angle for a few weeks now. Not sure what we'll do after the kid gets his loot on the 25th!
That's all for now.
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