First Santa sighting of the year

Our first visit with Santa this year was at the Genoa pancake breakfast.  The boys got to go up on stage to visit with the man in the red suit, and Gunnar was very excited to go ask him for a blue skateboard.  Levi was having fun until he saw that strange fellow.  He then proceeded to let out a deafening scream, causing a brief hush across the room as folks wondered if we had actually dropped him on his head.  Fortunately for Levi, the camera battery died as we tried to get a picture of his terrified face.

During the breakfast, we had the opportunity to write a letter to Santa, which Santa has since replied to.  On the letter, Gunnar drew a large circle with small, deliberate characters inside.  I asked him what he was drawing.  He said, "I'm writing letters to Santa."  Priceless!