A Day At The Mall To Meet Santa

Today Karis and I went to the mall (Fashion Island). I wanted to relax and enjoy the day since I'm finally done baking, shopping and writing Christmas cards. I also wanted to get a photo of Karis and Santa.

We waited in the long line to meet Santa which surprisingly only took about a half hour.

Karis enjoyed meeting some people in line and checking out the mall.

She took a quick little ride on a wooden pony just before meeting Santa. She was being a little over-dramatic, if you ask me.

While in line, one lady asked me, "So are there going to be smiles or tears?" I assured her that it would be all smiles with Karis. She's never met anyone she doesn't like and is quite the social butterfly. I think that's why I like these photos so much. She took one look at Santa and wanted nothing to do with him.

That's okay... I don't really like Santa either. I'd be okay if this was Karis' first and last photo session with him.

We walked around a little, took photos, and met a lady with her dog. Karis was so excited to see a mini Greyhound in a Santa jacket. The lady had to stop b/c she didn't know why my baby was smiling and so happy.

We watched the carousel and then stopped at the water fountain. The mall is surprisingly a great place to be when you don't have a shopping list. It was quite peaceful and fun!