I Wish They All Could Be California...

SANTA'S!!!
This is a picture of us with Father Christmas and Mother Christmas in the parking lot after breakfast. They were really sweet, especially considering they were trying to leave and had already begun taking their "costumes" off!!
Gray with St. Nick
Cami, Olivia, Mom St. Nick and Mrs. Clause (Cami would not sit on Santa's lap but she finally agreed to sit NEXT to Santa on Mommy's lap).
Gloria and Mr. and Mrs. Clause... she was in heaven!!

This weekend we discovered something else that we love about California.... SANTA!!! Wow! We had a terrific weekend with quite a few Santa Sightings. IT started on Friday night when Gloria's choir sang for the tree lighting ceremony in coarsegold (i forgot my camera, so no pictures- sorry!), Santa came in to the choir singing their last song of "Here comes Santa Clause". He rode in on a fire truck and then stayed to visit with all of the kids.
Saturday morning, after Gloria's super duper early soccer game, we stopped at the community center where Santa AND Father Christmas were visiting and had breakfast with them both. We got to sit on Santa's lap and after he gave us books, stuffed animals and candy. Then on Saturday night we stopped at the Oakhurst tree lighting ceremony where Santa came in to visit, and he gave us more books and candy. Following that, we went to our ward party where santa came to visit and get a little to eat. The kids got to sit on his lap and were rewarded with stuffed animals and candy! Cami was too scared to sit on his lap, but really wanted the toy and candy, so Santa bargained with her that if she would sit NEXT to him on mommy's lap, she could still get the prize. She was OK with that.
All of the santa's that we came across this weekend were the friendliest, nicest, sweetest Santa's that we have ever come across. They were all so friendly and smiley and just plain old JOLLY!! We love our California Santa's!!!