Pete and repeat are in a boat…
Pete falls out, who’s left? Repeat! OK, so for a repeat performance, here’s a picture of Maya on Santa’s lap circa 1996, when she was 9 months old. If the picture looks familiar, I posted it about 3 years ago on this very blog.
Chrissy and Glinda both reminded me of this photo…Chrissy when she posted a picture of her poor baby freaking out on Santa’s lap, here, and Glinda when she asked about the cuteness of Santa photos, here.
In this picture, Santa is a family friend dressed up, not a guy at the mall, which is probably why she’s not screaming. Also, she’s young. Had she sat in a stranger’s lap a year later, she would have lost her mind. We never did the Santa thing, really, so this was her only chance. We weren’t big Disney people, either, and look at the dress she’s wearing. A Disney dress. Sometimes family hears that you don’t want to do something, like Santa or Disney, and they do what they can to make sure you do it anyway. And guess what? All these years later, I’m glad that we have the Santa photo. The Disney dress? Still not a fan. But it’s OK.
3 Comments
Cherry
I was just thinking maybe we should still go do the Santa photo even though we aren’t planning on doing the Santa thing (although the jury recently went back out on this).
You saying you are glad you have this photo makes me think we should.
Dad Who Writes
We got the Santa photo this year too (a very good one, actually, at the London Wetland Centre). Dudelet (nearly 7) was utterly entranced. Even little elf, usually petrified around strangers darted forward to get a present from him before hiding behind our legs again. Well, it meant such a lot to them. So I guess that’s why it means a lot to me. On this occasion.
Karen MEG
I’ve been trying to get the girlie to the mall for a Santa shot – while she still will…too bad she’s either too tired or sick. She turns 6 today so I’m not sure how many more years we have left.
That’s an adorable shot of Maya – and your comment re the dress is too funny.