Ho, Ho, Ho...

So Saturday, Frank and I decided to brave our way to the mall to try to finish up our Christmas shopping. We knew there was a storm coming, but there just wasn't any other time we could go, so out we went. After spending the whole morning shopping, and re-charging over a delicious Applebee's lunch, we went back to the mall for the ever daunting task of...dum dum dum...pictures with Santa!! While waiting in a rather long line, Mady must have thought she was Miss America. She was waving at people as they went past, and she even blew some people kisses! It was quite funny to see all the people stop, smile, wave, and even blow kisses back at her. And she would just laugh and move on to the next person. We finally made our way to the front of the line, and then it was our turn with Santa. This guy was a good Santa too. He looked genuinely jolly and his belly was very much similar to a bowl full of jelly. And his beard was real to boot! We put Mady down on his lap, and walked over to where we would be out of the picture. That's where it all started. She gave us the confused look, like we were going to leave her with this guy she's only seen in pictures. Then, she realized we were just going to take her picture, so she got all pouty and started looking down like she was shy. Then, out came the boo boo lip. She didn't cry, she just stuck out that lip a mile long. The lady that was taking the pictures was really good though, and she managed to get her to look up and to at least not pout. We did NOT get a smiling picture, but a not crying one will suffice for this year at least. As soon as i get one scanned, i'll be posting it for you all to see.