When I went to pick Cordelia up from Kim's today, Kim ruefully told me that their visit to the library--where Santa was coming for storytime--was...well, less of a success for CML than for Brenna and Violet. Apparently, the second she saw his broad face and little round belly she started screaming in terror. As Kim put it, "I've never seen a child run so fast." She burst into tears and ran to Kim's arms, where she stayed while all the other kids went to sit on his lap and visit. When Kim told Cordy she was going to go take a picture of VL & BL on Santa's lap, Cordelia shrank back, and when Kim turned around to check on her, she was quaking and hiding behind someone's stroller. When I asked her about it on the way home, she said, "I just do not like Santa. I do not want to ever see him again. I was a little bit nervous. Kim said Santa is kind but he makes me ANGRY!"
I'm not quite sure what to say about that. The whole rest of the night she asked Cody over and over, "Is Santa going to come? Can I just go in Mama's arms if he comes? Will he take Hopsy? I do not want him to come! No presents!'
Here's us revisiting the subject a few minutes ago -- her "I love you too!" got cut off, but it was pretty cute. : )
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Oh no! I guess there will not be a picture of Cordelia on a mall Santa's lap this year. It's so funny how fearless she is about so many things, but how a roly-poly library Santa does her in. She's terrific about explaining it all. You'll be showing her this every Christmas from here on in.
OH NOOOO! My stomach hurts from laughing so hard........ Where did my daredevil niece go?!?!!
So today I watched this 5 times, because yesterday I only watched it 4 times. ppsernae
I can't get enough of this one either....Her facial expressions are wonderful.
I can't get over how much she looks like Cody here. :)
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