We have a family in our community that deck out their house and dress up as Santa and Mrs. Claus. They sit in their garage Friday - Sunday evenings so people can stop by and take pictures of their kids with Santa. The only thing they request for this are toy and/or food donations. They then take ALL the donations and turn them over to a holiday drive that is coordinated by our local fire department to benefit needy families/children in our community. It's the COOLEST thing!
It is SOOO much more convenient then fighting the crowds to get to the mall to stand in line for an hour plus to "maybe" get a picture. Nick's reaction was comparable to Laynie's at this age... except we were in a mall, she SCREAMED and it echoed!
Now that we have our new toy I'll try to do better with updates!!
