A Trip to the North Pole...

This is Claire's first Christmas - and we are enjoying even more than she is! She isn't interested in the Christmas tree yet, her favorite present will be the wrapping paper and she's still too little to play in the snow. But still, Christmas seems more magical this year because Santa will be visiting our house and leaving present for Claire.

We actually introduced Claire to Santa at the Ogden lights. We used to go there when I was a kid to see Santa and I always thought that it was the North Pole. Claire loved the lights and looking at the different Christmas booths. I was interested to see how she would do with "the big guy."

She was adorable! She didn't cry and she wasn't afraid at all. Instead, she looked at him, touched his beard, looked at us and blew a HUGH raspberry. "So this is Santa huh? So what?" Santa and his elf laughed and said that they had never seen a child do that before. Ah - my little princess who loves to blow raspberries at stranger.... I wonder who she gets that from?

Christmas dress from Grandma Schmidt

Claire took a little nap while we waited in line to see Santa

Santa warm and magical house!

The raspberry!

Claire was so fond of the candy cane that Santa gave her that she didn't let go of it the whole night!