Meeting Santa

School was canceled yesterday. The school district was still trying to dig out from the blizzard. So, both kids had to come with me to a cleaning job in the am. They were so good for me that I rewarded them with lunch at the mall (which we've haven't done in years) and then they went to visit Santa (something they've been wanting to do). It's the same Santa that Mikayla has talked to each year since she was a baby. He's very into his job. When he saw the girls he pulled a measuring tape from his pocket and exclaimed, "Look how much you're grown since last year! Let me see how big you are now!" Then, he winked at Ellie and said, "Last time I saw you, you were sleeping and making funny snoring noises!" The girls just beamed and loved every minute of it. I also like that the girls only asked for one thing each.