Visiting Santa

Raine was checking out the Rudolph stuffed animals.

Reece just wanted to see Santa and play with the toys they had on display.

Yay for Christmas!

Look how cute they are with Santa & Mrs. Claus!

Today we took a trip to Bass Pro Shop to visit Santa & Mrs. Claus. It was so much fun! Reece and Raine saw Santa at Bilbray last Tuesday but it was nothing like this. The store set up the cutest display and a whole section of fun for the kiddos. They were able to play with remote control cars, a nerf crossbow and some crafts while I waited in line to see Santa. It was quite the neat set up. Raine couldn't wait to tell Santa that she wanted a Pooh Bear toy because she forgot to tell him that when she saw him on Tuesday. Reece told him he wanted Power Ranger toys, too bad Santa's helper hasn't found any yet. We strolled through the store and then let the kids pick out their special ornament for this year. Reece picked one with two labs laying on their dog bed. Raine chose a brown bear holding a big star christmas cookie. They loved walking around the store with them and would barely hard them over to the cashier to purchase. It was a really nice experience.

REI at the District was our next destination. Mo told the kids we were headed to a surprise, but Reece wasn't too please when he read the letters REI. He had a ball hanging out in the tents and climbing on the rocks. No really great deals were to be found there so we headed to some of the other shops. Ann Taylor Loft was our next stop, where I was hoping to find some new jeans with the Christmas money my mom sent me. Mo was such a supportive hubby while I tried on clothes and then even found me the cutest Christmas dress, on sale no less!

As we were heading to some more shops, we ran in to a very lonely Santa just waiting for kids to chat with. Reece and Raine were so excited to see him again! They chatted quite awhile with Mr. C and walked away with some paper antlers. I ran into Gymboree to check out the sales and find some mittens for Raine. The kids were getting restless and hungry so we headed to Cheesecake Factory for an early dinner. Mo & I share our favorite Buffalo Blasts and a new dish called Bellaigo Chicken which was scrumptious! While enjoying some bread, Reece asked everyone how their day has been. He said this dinner was the best part because he was so hungry. On the way home, it only took 5 minutes for both kids to cash out. It was an extremely enjoyable family day, maybe we will make it to the Santa train ride in Boulder City tomorrow!