Bad Santa

Our home owner's association put on a Christmas event for the kids this weekend so we thought that it would be a good chance for Nolan to see Santa without having to tackle the mall.  We dressed him in his Christmas pajamas (per the directions) and headed out.  

Let's just say that Santa wasn't the nicest of the Santas out there.  Nolan was apprehensive from the start, and after waiting in line, and getting to the front, Santa started to refuse to hold Nolan in anticipation that Nolan is a baby and for sure he was going to scream.  Nolan must have sensed this because, low and behold, he started to scream and Santa immediately handed him back to Eric and then directed us to stand in a certain position to get a picture.  Some nice lady took the picture but it turned out awful with a huge glare from the sun and Nolan's eyes closed.  Then Santa preceded to hand Nolan a candy cane.  Really?!  To an eight month old?  Nolan of course loved it and five minutes later made him mad because we had to take it away.

Next year we may stick to the mall.

Nolan getting nervous in line.

Santa would only stand behind us so that "the baby won't see me."  

Come on Santa, if you act like a weirdo, so will Nolan.

I'm going to eat the plastic and poke my eye out with this.