Yes, Ella, There is a Santa Claus - actually there's a bunch of them...

Why take your kid to see Santa once when you can go multiple times, right? I didn't plan to take Ella to see Santa this many times, it just happened that way...
The first time was in November at Macy's downtown. There was no line and the boys were in so why not? Ella cried when we handed her to Santa but she was cool with sitting on Cole's lap. This next one is from Dicken's in Dundee. And it was the only free picture, and it was taken by a professional studio, and they took two pics (one with me), and Ella matches Santa Claus, and...

Here's our traditional dogs with Santa shot at Spring Hill Mall. We drag them, I'm sorry, I drag Buzz and the dogs every year to get their pic with Santa. This year we met up with Jimmy, Beth & Bear, but more on that later. In most of the pics she was screaming but the dogs weren't in place and you know it's all about the dogs so...

And finally, here's our Woodfield Santa shot. Beautiful background, authentic-looking Santa, more than an hour wait and no cameras or videos allowed. Jerks. If Ella wakes up with nightmares in the next few weeks, can you guess who she'll be dreaming of?