Breakfast with Santa
11 Dec
I think everyone knows where we stand on the whole Santa issue. This year has proven to be very interesting, as Hank has started asking questions. Or, more like making statements…things like “When Santa comes to my house…” or “I hope Santa will bring me…” or “Is it almost time for Santa to come?” Every time I try to respond in a loving way about how Santa is something fun that we talk about, like Spiderman, but he is not REAL. And then try to direct the conversation towards Jesus in some way. Hank seems to respond positively and we talk about it all, but inevitably it comes up again only hours later.
So, this morning our dear friend, Ms Gena, who is Julia and Soren’s momma, invited us to a breakfast with Santa. Ms Gena teaches at our local high school and is the Key Club advisor, so this breakfast was to raise money and toys for Toys For Tots. And since she had a lot to put together for this day, we actually got to hang out Julia and Soren all morning. Needless to say the kids had a blast with breakfast, crafts, and of course, Santa! I tried to keep the explanations to a minium as to avoid a huge “Santa’s Not Real Debacle”. And, as we were driving away Hank was relaying all of the important topics covered while sitting with Santa. He told me that Santa was going to bring him a Woody, a Spiderman, and a Batman guy! When I again (for the 600th time) reminded him that Santa was just for fun and not really real, Hank looked at me with a very stern and serious face and said “Mom! Santa IS REAL! I just saw him and he told me that is his name!” HA! I think it’s safe to say that we are all learning as we go!
Julia, Hank, & Soren with Santa
Julia would like "Hello Kitty"
Soren might actually be bigger than Santa
Hank and Santa
Pancake time!
Christmas arts & crafts
Christmas Fire Truck
Dimples!
Hank wanted to tell Santa "One More Thing" before we left!
We had a great time with our friends and with Santa!
I like your approach of letting your children know that Santa is not real. If we have children, then we do not plan to tell them that something is real when we know it’s not. This issue bothers my mother who says, “You’re only a kid once.” Well it’s the parents’ choice and not telling them that Santa is real does not set children up to be unreasonably disappointed about high expectations of a lie told to them by the people they trust the most.
Have you heard the song Where is the line for Jesus? There’s a video and a story about a four year old boy. I don’t know the web site but you can Google it. It’s a beautiful song and video. Wishing you a Christ-filled Christmas! Much Love, Auntie Patti Miss you much!
Google “Where is the line for Jesus?” A story about a 4 yr. old boy. Beautiful song and video. Wishing you a Christ-filled Christmas!Love, Auntie Patti