I believe in Santa
You hit a certain age, and sometimes you simply stop believing in Santa.
It happened to me a million years ago.
And then I had children, and the magic of Santa sprinkled its way back into my life. As each year has passed that magic has intensified.
I realize we have barely entered October and I haven’t even covered the house in pumpkins and black cats, but my mind is already on Christmas and Santa.
And it is my son’s doing.
I was just biting into my last grilled shrimp at Applebees when Coop, suddenly standing in our booth, leaned in, eyes as wide as apples and stage-whispered, “Mommy, Daddy…..LOOK - its SANTA.”
We looked. My jaw slack, I realized I was staring.
The long white hair, the beard, the belly, the RED SHIRT….
IT IS SANTA.
In October. In Applebees.
I was hesitant to interrupt his dinner, but Coop was insistent. He hopped down, arms swinging, he skipped over to where Santa was sitting and said hello, “Hi Santa.”
And, of course Santa replied….”Well, hello little man.”
Just like that - Santa kept the magic alive.
Cooper believes.
I believe.
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I want to kiss that sweet man right on his face. PRECIOUS.
Way to go with the flow and seize the moment!!
how fun:)
That was so unbelievably sweet of that man.
I know - I wanted to kiss him too - he went right along with it (apparently, he gets it A LOT) It was so kind.
That is amazing… precious. My son is 3, and already talking about Santa… I love the wonderment and joy!
That’s so awesome!!! How kind of the Mr Santa to allow you to take his photo and be so kind!! Lovely story to share with us!!
There are a couple of men who live in our community that look like Santa, and they get the kiddo’s all the time saying stuff like that. One of them even does the biker toy run at Christmas, so they usually have him out front and dressed like Santa on his bike.
how precious is that?! he just plays along. so sweet.