Lighting of the Riverwoods

We went to the lighting of riverwoods on Friday and it was beautiful but SO CROWDED! We are planning to go back soon and hopefully we will actually be able to walk around. When we first got there, we went straight to Blickenstaffs, our favorite toy store! That place is so entertaining. By the time we left the store it was so packed we could barely get out. Then we got cookies, looked around and saw SANTA!

of course both of the kids are not looking in our family shot

Cute

Waiting for santa.

We weren't waiting to sit on santas lap, we were just waiting for this. To see him walk in and sit down but...

The next thing we know, Kyler is inside the house! Then John tells him to go give Santa a hug really quick but by luck of perfect timing, Santa was just putting a little girl down at the exact time that Kyler ran up to him and he just scooped Kyler up on his lap and asked him what he wanted for christmas and asked him if he has been being a good boy this year (Kyler told me what they talked about after) We were hiding behind the house laughing so hard and of course I took some pictures. I really did feel bad because some of those people had been waiting there for a few hours. oops.

Cookies and glow sticks the elfs were passing out

*guess what Kyler asked Santa for for Christmas? "A toy mountain. With a guy to hike up it." Hahaha. Santa was probably so confused. What does that even mean?!

He has been telling us this is what he really wants for almost a month now and he hasn't changed it. In case you have never looked for a toy mountain before, they don't sell them. The closest thing we could find was in a lego set but it was lame and not what he described to us. One of Santas elfs are working on building a big one out of our legos. ;)

*When Santa showed up and we were all watching him, I went over to Ellie and said "Ellie, it's Santa! Did you see him?" she turned around and yelled "NO!" and was literally shaking she was so scared. hahaha I do not understand her sometimes. She gets so scared of certain people. The third picture from the bottom was taken right before. It doesn't even look like she is scared