What was I thinking...The kids biggest fears took place all in one night. We had dinner with Santa at the Zoo. I thought that this would be a good experience so that the kids wouldn't be so scared of Santa. Well, was I wrong. Both kids didn't want to even be in the same room with the guy. When Santa made his big appearance, Ashlynn darted under the table and there she stayed until Santa was out of sight. Carter sat quietly not making eye contact with him. When Santa came to our table, Carter just looked straight forward with a serious face. Santa asked Carter if he would come visit him later on his sleigh, Carter said "NO" and that was it. Santa said, "Are you okay with getting socks and underwear for Christmas." Later on the way to the car, Carter told me that he does like socks and underwear. Its obvious that he can't be convinced that Santa is an o.k. guy.
So, after the heart pounding experience of Santa, Ashlynn finally came out from the table. We thought we could enjoy our dinner, well, then comes a snake, a bearded dragon and a opossum. Carter was in a full panic and was looking for the quickest way out. This was only the beginning of what was laying ahead for us.
After dinner we bundled up and headed outside to look at the lights. We also went into the small animal building to warm up and look at the animals. Snakes, spiders and more snakes inside their cages. This is where Carter completely lost it. He was convinced that they were out to get him and that they were in his shoes and pants. He ripped off his boot and refused to put it back on. We have been in this building lots of times and never once has he been so scared. I guess we will not be doing this again, but we will always remember it. As for Santa, he does not go over very well in our house. Its socks and underwear for everyone.
2 comments:
I am sorry for all the trauma to the family psyche but as a Christmas story it is hilarious! It is great to watch the birth of a new tradition - I am guessing that Carter will get socks and underwear every Christmas for the rest of his life as a reminder of this years adventure!
Oh Shannon what a night! How did you handle it? I would have been laughing.... maybe.... You should talk to Lance (the tech) he would have acted the same as Carter. We found that out the other night. You amaze me. You are such a good mom! You will for sure be talking about this for years to come.
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