The first week of December, we took Austin to have his very first photo with Santa. I wanted to do it early to avoid the last minute shoppers and long lines. On the big day, we ventured into Myer in the city and quickly ventured out as soon as we saw all the school kids who were there with some school excursion. I was really surprised that a school would bring the kids into Myer to see the Christmas windows, train, etc....CHRISTMAS! In a time when we can't even breath a word of religion in the vicinity of a school; and their bringing the whole class to Myer for an excursion---on the day that we're there!???! WHAT THA!?
I finally managed to squeeze the pram through all the little people running around everywhere and made my way out of the mayhem. Next stop...David Jones. It was an easy ride up the lift to the floor of Christmas. The line looked short and so we joined the queue.
Someone said they have THREE Santas in individual rooms to help make things run quicker. Unfortunately for those who know the truth, that meant we couldn't see Santa. So, what happens when we finally get to the secret room (after waiting 45 minutes)?! We get SCRAWNY SANTA!! I was so disappointed and felt so robbed. I reckon Austin weighed more than this Santa. For a moment, I thought Santa was going to collapse under Austin's healthy frame.
Well, after waiting all that time, I couldn't exactly turn back now. So, we went for it and got Austin's first shot with Scrawny Santa. Note to self for future reference: Beware of hidden Santas! As you can see from the photo, Austin had a great time with Scrawny Santa.
Here are a couple of shots with the parents on Boxing Day:
And here is our little man after he had enough picture taking and enough of all this stuff called Christmas:
