Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!

Well, after all the talk with Cole about visiting Santa and being a "big boy" we ventured out in the torrential down pour to Bass Pro Shops in Prattville. Dax and I have been wanting to take the boys for a while because we knew they would love it so this gave us the opportunity. Cole kept telling us that he wanted to see a big ole' turtle in the fish tank. We told him we didn't know if there would be a turtle but that there would be plenty of fish to see and there were. He loved it! He has talked about the water fall that came down into the tank with fish. He is still so animated and uses his facial expressions to get his point across. Back to Santa, we had talked about it with Cole because he has cried the past 2 years so we wanted him to be prepared this year. He would tell me each week that he wouldn't cry next week so when Saturday came and he found out we were going he said he didn't want to. I guess Dax and I didn't think about Owen pitching a fit. We get there, I beeline for the line to see Santa and allow Dax to walk around with the boys. The wait wasn't terrible (30 minutes) but it was moving quickly because the printer was messed up so you couldn't get your pictures that night but could email the store and they would mail them to you. Cole has a hold on Grits - our family elf and Dax is holding Owen. I place Cole in Santa's lap and to my surprise he did it! He actually sat there without CRYING! This is huge! Well, Dax looked at me and asked what to do with Owen. I said put him on the other knee. Not going to happen. Owen starting wailing and Santa wouldn't hold him so if I wanted a picture with boy boys for us to have for their baby books that meant I was getting in the picture. I haven't gotten mine in for the store but you can see from here what they will look like. I guess we will work on Owen next year!

Meet Grits...the Pugh Family elf. He came from Santa's workshop to watch my two little boys. Cole was scared at first but has warmed up to him as long as Grits doesn't talk to him. ;) I have explained to Cole that Grits is solely watching him and only talking to Santa. Let's hope he helps with our behavior.