We have thought that Annie really has no concept of Christmas, Santa or the whole holiday season. As a result, we were not going to take her to see Santa. The idea that she would gain anything from being forced to sit on an elderly man's lap who has a long white beard and is dressed in red with fur trim didn't seem to be in her best interest. But when Katie called to invite us to go along with Ela to see Santa on Christmas Eve we thought, let's just have her see him....maybe from a distance .
When we got to the mall Ela and Company were next in line. As we joined them Santa's helper said: "Next" Without prompting Annie walked over, looked at Santa, stepped up on the step stools to get a better look, satisfied, she sat down.
I said take the picture quick!
No need.
She sat there looking Santa up and down while the shutter on my camera was snapping photos as if I was the paparazzi. Annie then posed for photos with Ela on Santa's lap. Go figure!
Our family tradition is to attend midnight Mass no matter what your age. Annie dressed in her red coat was wide awake as we headed out at 11:15PM for Mass. As we traveled down the deserted Vestal Parkway we thought maybe if we sang songs it would keep her awake. We resurrected the Myers family rendition of John Lennon's Imagine! Obviously, not impressed Annie had her own song. From her care seat in the back we hear this little voice singing: "Jingle Ma, Jingle Ma, Jingle Ma! " Shocked, we all join in with several verses of Jingle Bells as Annie's head bounced to the beat and smiled from ear to ear!
When we finished Timmy say: "The poor kid thinks she has just become part of the Von Trapp family!"
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