Evan and the Fat Man!

Yesterday, we drove to the King of Prussia Mall to see if we could get in some time on Santa's lap. We were in luck because we arrived at 4:30 and Santa took off around 5pm. There wasn't a line at all. There were two kids on his lap (one was a baby named Evan!) and a little boy waiting in front of us. The santa looked like the real deal with his real beard and nice outfit, but I think he had been there all day because he was super grouchy. The little boy in front of us cried the whole time on his lap and Santa did nothing to calm him, but looked tired and annoyed.

When it was our turn, Santa instructed me to put Evan on his lap facing front, so he wouldn't have to see Santa and freak out, but we didn't need to do that. Evan was completely cool as I stood behind the camera lady and made faces at him. After the photo, I picked up Evan and faced Santa and told him to tell Santa that he would like spoons and boxes for Christmas. Evan cracked a huge smile. Then Santa actually smiled back! We walked away and Santa again just seemed tired and annoyed. He was greeted by his last customer of the day - a screaming little girl. A couple minutes later Evan and I walked by to see that Santa was gone. He was probably off drinking whiskey in the mall broom closet.