Kate's Preschool puts on a little Christmas program each year. This year they sang a bunch of adorable songs for all the parents. Kate sat front and center and did a wonderful job singing and doing all the motions that went along with the tunes. After the little show, Santa surprised the kids with a visit! Well, Kate apparently is terrified of Santa in person. She has a huge affection for him in stories and in theory as he leaves great gifts under the tree, but when the big guy is "in the house" she freaks out. At the show, Kate made a bee-line for and literally hid behind the teacher while the other kids sat in a circle around Santa, took pics with him, and accepted gifts. When Santa called Kate's name, she retreated even further from him and refused to take the gift from his hands. Some parents actually looked at me like they were embarrassed for me. What is the big deal? So she is afraid of a strange guy dressed up in a fake beard and refuses to take a gift from a stranger?! What the heck is wrong with that?! Good girl, I say! She is certainly brave in many other ways and her having apprehension about Santa is just fine with me. Interestingly, she is not afraid of the big fake characters (like people dressed like Barney the Dinosaur or Elmo) but Santa is just too much to handle. Fine with us! Here are some pics of Kate at her show and of her reading the book that Santa brought for her at the party. Kate takes after her parents for sure - while other kids were ripping open the candy cane that came with the book, Kate climbed up on a chair, opened that book, and read while the other kids ate candy and had pics with Santa. I adore her.
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