Merry Christmas Eve!

I have so much to blog! We have been so busy.
Let's see.
Reese is hilarious. We went to Publix (she was in her pj's) just me and her around 8pm the other evening. We're on the canned food aisle when she (YELLS) It's Santa!! And points....while saying "Ho, Ho, Ho."
I was expecting to turn around and see Santa. Maybe a nighttime Publix employee who lost a bet or something.
Unfortunately, we live in the South.
Instead, we were just steps away from a middle aged man with a long grey beard, a dirty trucker cap and a beer belly that would challenge mine just days before giving birth to Reese.
Oh, dear.

We've drove around looking at lights, had lots of family time, shopped way too much. Lot's of fun!

Our Christmas Eve tradition is to go to Lenox Mall in Atlanta when they open to sit on Santa's lap (insider information...if you get there between 9-10am no one is there...) and then ride the pink pig. Reese was so excited about the pink pig. So was her Gigi.
THe pink pig is an Atlanta tradition. My mom rode it when she was a kid when it actually went around the top of the Rich's department store. Boo & I rode it as kids when it was on the roof of the downtown Rich's and now Reese (it's the 2009 version) outside of Macy's. So cool...
Reese cracked up on it.
We all had tickets but Daddy couldn't fit inside the ride. So sad.

Freezing as mom makes her get a quick pic outside...

Daddy telling her all about the ride while we wait...

Back in the day pink pig...

So proud of her ticket...

Heading on the elevator to Santa...chatting him up...

Walking through the mall, so excited for Santa!!

See? No one in line...it's small, but thinking we have the insider scoop on something makes us feel so cool...

Watching a santa video... this event had more prep time than my Monday Night Football performance...

While waiting, she got very lovey on her Daddy (she adores him...he is her best friend, puts her to bed every night of her life...)

And a love...

Daddy did the Santa pep talk...game face on, right before...

So, she did good!! She got right up there, sat in his lap, talked to him, listened to whatever it was he was telling her, but NEVER SMILED. She just gave us her best Daddy face and sat there. Alrighty....She did get a cookie right after since she didn't cry, that immediately made her smile...

After dinner, Gigi, Boo and Reese made cookies for Santa. Just to be sure, Reese tested out a few...(by the way, if Santa was late to your house, it's b/c my daughter put our 11 cookies for Santa and would not budge on that number...)

Merry Christmas to all (my blogger peeps) and to all a good night...