Santa dinner!

One of my most favorite traditions every holiday season is dinner at the club with Santa.  It is SO fun. The kids love getting dressed up (because they know all their buddies will be there and dressed up too) and of course, seeing the big guy is a huge draw.

This year, the boys begged to take Manning (our elf) with us. We left a mason jar open on the counter and then Manning flew in there before we were to leave for the dinner. Imagine that!

 Andy picked out his outfit. All of it.

When we got there, the boys were a little self conscious about bringing Manning so I asked the manager to mention to Santa that there was an elf in the house that night. When Santa walked in, he started singing and then said hi to Manning- I thought Cal Williamson was going to fall on the floor. He might be getting close to questioning things, but this bought us at least another year. Andy sat with his mouth open. So so special. 

 We ate a quick dinner and the boys were ready to sit on Santa's lap!

They did great and definitely were not shy or nervous. 

 Love!

 Andy pretty much smiled the whole night. He loves Christmas and all it entails. LOVES.

 Then we attempted a family picture:

 Holly and Jolly up in here.

 And then my favorite elf around!

One more super fun event marked off the list. We had a great, great night!