We have an awful, horrible family tradition of going to the mall to see Santa…on Christmas Eve. To avoid standing in line for hours, we have to get there by 8am. Now that we have two teens in the house…let’s just say they are less than thrilled about this tradition.
Me: “I know you don’t want to go but I just want a photo of all 4 of you. You don’t have to sit on Santa’s lap. Just stand next to the chair.”
Jimmy: “No, I’m sitting ON his lap. I’m going to make this as uncomfortable for him as it is for me.”
![Santa Starbucks bribe](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/santa-starbucks-bribe.jpg)
Bribery.
Since I didn’t send Christmas cards this year (or last…or the year before…),
here is our Christmas Eve in photos:
![Waiting for Santa 1](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/waiting-for-santa-1.jpg)
Jimmy: Why am I here?
Jake and Eric: GREG!!! MOVE!!!
![Waiting for Santa 3](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/waiting-for-santa-3.jpg)
(The finger sticking up is a coincidence.
I think.)
Jimmy: Why. Am. I. Here?
![Waiting for Santa 4](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/waiting-for-santa-4.jpg)
Jimmy: Because we are freaks.
![Waiting for Santa 5](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/waiting-for-santa-5.jpg)
For a second…
![Waiting for Santa 6](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/waiting-for-santa-6.jpg)
Jake has that look in his eye…
![Waiting for Santa 7](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/waiting-for-santa-7.jpg)
Jimmy: No. I am NOT hiding a smile.
![Waiting for Santa 8](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/waiting-for-santa-8.jpg)
![Waiting for Santa 9](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/waiting-for-santa-9.jpg)
Me: I’m totally blogging about this.
![After all the evil glares, Jimmy appears to be the happiest of all to see Santa!](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/sitting-on-santas-lap.jpg)
![Santa Redskins Jerseys](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/santa-redskins-jerseys.jpg)
![Santa after photo 1](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/santa-after-photo-1.jpg)
![Santa after photo 2](http://momopolize.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/santa-after-photo-2.jpg)