So, for lunch today, Grandmama, Granddaddy, Annabelle and Mommy drove over to Northlake Mall for lunch. As soon as we walked into the mall, Annabelle said, "Ont go see San-ta Cause." I told her we could go and see Santa Claus as soon as we finished eating our lunch.
And we did go see Santa Claus. Of course, Annabelle kept her distance once again. I asked her yet again if she wanted to sit in Santa Claus' lap, and she said, "Nooo." So, this year I didn't (and haven't) forced the issue.
Santa Claus pulled out a toy whistle he had in his sleigh and offered it to Annabelle. She didn't hesitate long (if even at all). She snuck quickly over to Santa, grabbed that whistle, and then turned around and walked away. And, here is a picture of the prized Santa Claus whistle.
She reminded me quite a bit about how she quickly took the necklace from the Easter Bunny back in March. She wanted nothing to do with the Easter Bunny, but she sure wanted his necklace!
She did speak to Santa Claus from a distance though. I told Annabelle to tell Santa Claus what she wanted for Christmas, and she looked at Santa from behind the rope to enter (after she had gotten her prized whistle) and said, "Baby Attie." I told her that he couldn't hear her, so she'd try to yell out (more like whisper out) a little louder each time.
Translation: Baby Doll. Annabelle refers to all baby dolls as "Baby Atties" since she has one baby doll named Baby Adie after Miss Kelley's little girl, Adie.
I guess "Santa" will be buying Annabelle a baby doll for Christmas again this year. Like she doesn't already have enough!
She held on to her prized whistle all day. She even wanted to take it to nap with her, but I told her that it needed to stay outside of the crib. When asked who gave her that whistle, she would say, "San-ta Cause" with a "yes" nod of her head and a smile on her face.
Do you think that just maybe she'll always have the same love for Santa Claus as she does now?
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Yes, and when Father Time Santa visited at Cousin James' house, she wasn't too happy first when she saw him (from the safety of her Daddy's arms)that set up a screaming match, but when she realized Mommy was "in danger" by being across the room from her that brought on even a bigger howl. She was so afraid something was going to happen to her Mommy!
I suspect this may be a year Santa misses having that little girl sit in his lap. We'll hope for a better year next year.
She really can lots and lots of dolls, and she will never have as many as her Mommie!!
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