Lovebugs

Sofie and I have been enjoying a lot of time lately getting to know some new friends, Dawn and her son Nicholas. Sofie and Nicholas had eyes for each other from day one. Naturally things have progressed and are getting pretty serious between them. This week Sofie decided it was time to seal the deal...



Personally I think it's a match made in heaven. Did you see how lovestruck Mr. Nicholas let Sofie have the car keys after that display of affection? What a pair! So now that Sofie and Nick are going steady he invited her on a date to wake up Santa. Perhaps you were unaware that Santa needed waking? Well, apparently it takes Santa an awfully long time to recuperate from that whole Christmas shindig every year and he chooses to hibernate quite soundly at the mall for the month of October. The kiddos tolerate it for awhile but come November they're getting pretty anxious. Is one month really enough time to decide who's been naughty and who has been nice, to oversee the manufacturing of all those toys, and to make sure that the reindeer have been diligently training for their marathon?! So the kids conspire to gather together around Santa and collectively shout for him to wake up. It usually works!



And since Santa is so grateful that the kids wake him up in time to tick off his to-do list he graciously agrees to let them sit on his lap for a picture free of charge. What a benevolent soul!