Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Harper loves the song Santa Claus is Coming to Town - especially the version sung by the Jackson 5. We often listen to it 2-3 times in a row while driving to or from work. And beyond that, she loves anything Santa - except Santa himself. I took her to see Santa at a party at work for employees' kids. She wanted nothing to do with Santa. She did give Mrs. Claus a small hug and a five...but she cried when it came to getting closer to Santa. So Santa had me sit on his lap (kind of weird) and then Harper on my lap. Still, she wanted to get far away. A friend documented this exchange, see below.

The visit turned out to be very traumatic!

Mommy, get me away from this guy!

So pitiful. I feel like a mean mommy when I see this photo.

All recovered...doing crafts with her buddy Evan.

Harper LOVES to color. And we are so impressed with how well she can hold a crayon and color relatively well. And she loves to have us color with her, which is fun.

 Enjoying a chocolate cupcake! I guess we know this year she will eat cake on her b-day!

Messy face!

Snuggling with momma on the couch. She also loves to play "pretend sleep". She will get pillows and blankets out and tell you to lay down.  Then she'll lay down too and fake snore. It's hilarious.

Fasionable in her new winter coat!

This is Mollie pulling Noah. They had a blast one afternoon "sledding" out in the field. Mollie had a great time, but I think Noah had just as much fun!

Now Noah and Harper pulling Mollie.

Notice this is not your typical sled or intertube. It's an A&W Farms creation....some sort of metal lid that Noah jimmy-rigged to the 4-wheeler.

For my b-day, we took Harper to paint pottery. She enjoyed this for about 10 minutes, then she wanted down so she could explore the store.

Snoozing on the drive home. So cute how she was holding her book...

In her snowman dress that G'ma got for her. She loved it.

 We've "graduated" her out of her highchair and into a booster seat. We thought this might help with the eating situation as well if she felt like a "big girl".  We'll see....

Helping Momma open b-day presents.

Enjoying the light snow outside with momma. The snowflakes were so tiny and perfect....

 Being a "big girl" and eating at the table!