Ho! Ho! Ho!

Austin just loved seeing the Big Man in Red at the mall. Chris and I took him to see Santa a few weeks back. We practiced and practiced his ho, ho, ho! and told him that he had to tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas. So between the ho, ho, hos and choo-choos we had rehearsed, we were certain Austin would get his message across to Santa.

When we arrived at the magical place in the mall known as the North Pole, Austin was very much in awe with all the decorations, lights and sounds. He 'Wowed' and applauded just about everything we passed. There were only two families in front of us so we didn't have to wait long.

As we walked up to Santa, Chris holding Austin's hand, the little guy became speechless and seemed to freeze up a bit. He was amazed by what was before him, the real deal, the one and only Santa Claus! As Chris lifted him onto the Big Man's lap, Austin just could not keep his eyes off him and had to face him instead of toward the cameras. There were no ho ho hos or choo-choos but Austin did take Santa's face in his little hands and aimed his chin up to the sky as if to say "Look Santa at all the pretty decorations!"

I tried to cue Austin by saying "Tell Santa what you want for Christmas." No sooner I said that and Santa handed him a small gold train. Austin let out a gasping wow, then smiled for the camera and melted everyone's heart. It could not have been more perfect in my opinion. Living with this little man is like having hundreds of tiny dreams come true every day. It's everything anyone could ever wish for. Well hope you enjoyed Austin's Santa story. And I hope there's more magic to share with you all soon. All our love, Chris, Liz, Austin & Hannah