Scary Santa

This past Saturday, we attempted to introduce Oden to 'The Man in the Red Suit', twice. We went to the mall for the first attempt. He was completely unfazed while he was in our arms. But as soon as we sat him on Santa's lap he squealed. I wouldn't even describe it as a scream. It was one of those high pitched, can't breathe kind of sounds. It was terrible. After the first shot the photographer asked, "Would you like another try?" To which Jess quickly replied, "No, it's perfect!" And I agree it is. This picture has Oden written all over it. We find it quite humorous, and hope you do too. Oden's second Santa encounter was later on that evening, at Grandma and Grandpa Hogan's Christmas party. We were near the front door when Santa arrived, and Oden was instantly terrified. He let out that now trademark scary Santa squeal, and hugged me tighter than he had ever hugged me before. When Santa called his name to come up for his gift, Jess tried to walk towards Santa while holding Oden and let's just say it wasn't going to happen. To Jess and I, these memories were priceless. Hopefully, Oden will forgive us and not be forever scarred.