I have video taped my son every Christmas. Its such a magical moment to watch children. My son is 11 (he is like me, an only child, no cousins or extended family) and still believes in Santa. This will probably be his last year, as the kids in school have told him there is no santa and he just asked me the other day if there really is a Santa. I just went along and told him, "of course there is a Santa". Last night he asked me if he could put out carrots for Santa's reindeer like we always do. He is holding on to the magic.
One Christmas Eve, when he was a toddler, he used to sleep in the bed with me. We heard noises on our air conditioner (which was sleet pounding on it). He awoke and said, Mommy, I hear the reindeer climbing up the side of the building....Santa is here!! OMG...from the mouth of babes. I told him. Shhhh, you have to go back to sleep, or Santa wont come inside. To this day, my son believed that we heard the reindeer.. That is so precious.
So its kinda sad for me, that I think this will be the last year/night we bake cookies for Santa and put out carrots for his reindeer. My son is about to cross over into the next phase of his life.
Funny, WDW believes that you are an adult after age 9.
Thats when you pay adult price.
I will pray for all of you, our country and soldiers tonight at midnight mass.
Im at work and was just told we have to stay for the entire day. So Im here till 5:30PM..then my 1 hour commute. Then I cook the fish!!! (Im of Italian/English heritage. My Italian side always did the big Fish Dinner on Christmas Eve.. YUM..cant wait.
Merry Christmas
I thought we were 'cutting back' this year 
I am so looking forward to our first stay at the Lodge!
