Breakfast with Santa

This morning we had the chance to have breakfast with Santa at The Art Barn, a local paint-your-own-pottery place.  The kids were so excited to go and see Santa and tell him what they wanted for Christmas.

An impromptu group hug

When we arrived, we chose our ornaments and found a seat in the same room as Santa.  The girls could hardly stay focused on painting- all they wanted to do was watch Santa. 

As they were painting, Santa walked around and visited with them.  Lily has never been a huge fan of Santa, although she constantly refers to him as her friend.  I don't know if it was the relaxed atmosphere or the distraction of the painting, but she did not start screaming when Santa came around to see her ornament.  I was even able to get Santa to sneak in behind her for a quick picture!

After the kids I finished painting their ornaments (they lost interest after about 5 minutes!), we attempted to get some pictures with Santa.  Eden and Parker jumped right up in his lap. 

And then it was time for the group shot.  It went just as I had predicted!  Poor Lily!

After the failed attempt, Santa offered Lily a candy cane and the tears stopped.  It's pretty easy to make friends with Lily when candy is involved!  She even gave him a high five when it was time to leave.  Hopefully, next year will not be so traumatic for her!

We had a great time eating breakfast with Santa.  I loved how relaxed and uncrowded it was and I can't wait to see how their ornaments turned out.  We are definitely making this a new tradition in our house!