Our friends' neighborhood association does Santa visits each year, and we were invited to join in the fun. Or, as Samson put it later, "we saw Santa and ordered our gifts." Take that, Norman Rockwell!
Before the Santa sit-down, however, there was a lot of discussion about Santa's sleigh. Mr. Gary, Oliver's dad, kept teasing the boys saying it was pulled by Holiday Hippos and Magic Alligators [Magigators, actually]. Sure enough, before Santa even Sat down, Samson began the interrogation. A rough transcript follows:
Sam: "How do you pull your sleigh?"
Santa: "I have reindeer."
Sam (throwing Mr. G under the bus): "Mr. Gary said it's hippos."
Santa (laughing): "No, it's reindeer."
Sam: "He said it was alligators."
Santa: "No, it's reindeer."
Sam: "How do they fly?"
Santa: "It's magic."
Sam: "But what do you say? What words?"
Santa: "Uh, I can't say them now, or the sled might take off. [awkward pause] So ... who wants to sit on my lap and tell me what they want for Christmas?"
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This is outstanding. Way to make Santa work for it, Samson! Next up - the Easter Bunny - "Where were you on the night of April..."
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