ho ho ho

we went to see santa this afternoon. we've been prepping isabella by showing her the picture of her sitting on santa's lap from last year and telling her that she'll sit on his lap, look at the camera, and say "cheese." we were really excited to see how she'd react. the way this santa visit works is that you wait in line outside and when its your turn you go into the cottage and sit right down. my point is: your kid doesn't get much of a chance to warm up to santa. we pretty much had to put her on his lap within 30 seconds of her seeing him. so, as i'm walking closer to him i realize that this santa is MASSIVE. i mean, he was just a large man. so when i set her down and took a few steps back, its no wonder she made the face she did. but, we think its hilarious and so cute! waiting in line to see santa!more waiting

(we waited a little over an hour. we took turns taking her into different stores to warm her up. it was a cooooold day).

she didn't cry. she just made this face at first and then just stared at the photographer.
a close up of her face

(we don't have a scanner, so i just took a picture of our picture-sorry for the poor quality)

she wouldn't smile or anything. just stared, frozen like this. i love how she's holding her hands. what a sweet little girl.