Tomorrow it’s Christmas eve, and the excitement in this house is building. I just love having kids in the house at this time of year. Everything is filled with magic and tradition.
One of the things I was determined to do this year, was take the boys to see Father Christmas at Cresta Shopping Centre. I’ve taken them every year, and this year was important to take them because Connor is aware of what is happening for the first time. Now this particular Father Christmas is brilliant. He even looks like the real McCoy, and he’s so good with the kids.
I even left work early today to make it happen, because @JessicaMcD replied via Twitter the other day (when I asked), that he was there until roughly 5pm.
We got to the centre at 4:30-ish and the queue to see him was snaking! They were both chomping at the bit to see him, so we waited. HALF AN HOUR! Connor kept running to the picket fence and waving and trying to get his attention; and both boys were discussing what they were going to ask for. And as we got to the front and he called the boys…
Connor hid! He point blank refused to show his face to Santa or even mutter hello. The poor man tried his best! LOL! In the end, he clung to me like a monkey and I had to sit next to Father Christmas for our photo… and then Bradley said he forgot to smile!
And then to top it off… Bradley asked him for a Transformer mask! And Santa said he’d leave it under the tree. Well, this Father Christmas has not found one of those!! Oh boy!

If I don’t get to blog tomorrow, I wish all my photographic clients and blog readers and friends an awesomely fabulous Christmas!!
Hope you all have a very special time with your loved ones, and that Father Christmas brings you what your heart desires.
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ME TO YOU
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