Breakfast with Santa

For the past 3 years we have been to see Santa at the mall--a quick encounter that isn't all that personal. This year I found out that Santa was hosting breakfast at the Davis Conference Center for all the "good" girls and boys. So, I bought tickets. We had so much fun! I made Brykn an invitation for breakfast, wrote a letter from Santa, and put it in the mailbox the day before breakfast. When Brykn got home, I had him go get the mail. He came in the house and Brandon told him that there was a letter for him. His little ears perked right up! As he was trying to get it open, I asked him who it was from and he told me, "From the mailman." Such a simple question--such a simple answer. I couldn't argue with him--all the mail comes from the mailman.

After he opened it, he said, "It's from SANTA!" Beats me how he knew who it was from, he can't read yet. I read the card to him and when I got to the part about breakfast, he got so excited! He kept telling Brandon, "Santa wants me to go to breakdast with him, Dad!" His excitement was hysterical!

Then, he called Grandma Lauri to see if she got an "inbitation" for breakfast. Luckily, Santa had "inbited" her and Grandpa Buck. Whewww!

The next morning we arrived at breakfast with a boy who was so excited he could hardly stand still. While we were in line to get to our table, Santa came by to talk to Brykn. The first thing Brykn did was stick out his hand to shake with Santa--I had to laugh--he does remember his manners! Then, he promptly asked Santa, "Where did you park your reindeer?" Santa, quick on his feet said, "On the roof! They are clear to the very back of the roof." That seemed to pacify Brykn pretty good. The two of them talked for just a minute before we were seated.

The buffet was awesome and there were some kids choirs that served as entertainment. They also had a magician and Grinch wandering around. Santa sat in a huge chair at the end of the room and the kids could go talk to him whenever they wanted. They also had face painting and cookie decorating--something Brykn really got a kick out of.

We had such a fun time--"Breakdast" with Santa is definately going to be a staple tradition for us from here on out!