On Friday, Leah rode the train yet again to downtown Minneapolis to see "The Day & Life of an Elf" at Macy's with her friend Ellie. Ellie's mother and I didn't think they would be all that interested but were wrong. They both seemed to really enjoy all of the different displays ranging from a mailroom to Santa's workshop to the bakery. Leah even started up conversations with other kids! After we walked through the North Pole, we waited in line to see Santa. Once we were next to see him, Leah darted off to go tell him "hi" but refused to sit on his lap. She just talked to him from a distance and watched her friend Ellie give him a picture she colored. Leah was even more hesistant of going near Santa after seeing Ellie cry while on his lap. Mommy didn't want to push her otherwise Leah would possibly have nightmares for many to nights to come of this day. Needless to say, it was easy saying goodbye to Santa and thanked him for the nice button.
Leah partook in one more thing to build up this holiday which was going to Holiday in Lights at the MN Harvest in Jordan. She rode a tractor drawn hayride through the orchard admiring all of the different light displays. It was the perfect night to do this considering it was about 30 degrees. Leah didn't complain once about being cold and just sat nice by dad and mom underneath a warm blanket. There were a couple of kids singing "Jingle Bells" on the ride so Leah chimed in too knowing this song well. We ended the night with a cup of hot chocolate and finally sitting on Santa's lap at the lodge. He lured Leah in for a sucker and she took the bait.
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