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oliver connell | day seven hundred & fifty-one

tcp — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:02:49 +0000

Last year we took Oliver for the first time to visit Santa at the Bramalea City Centre and we had a lot of fun. Surprisingly to us, Oliver was very good with Santa. We’ve all heard horror stories of kids fearing Santa and I must say, we were a little relieved to know that was not going to be the case with our sweet Oliver.

So when it was time to take Oliver to see Santa this Christmas, we’d hoped the outcome would be the same as last year. And sure enough, Oliver didn’t disappoint. This year, we had to wait in line for a bit to get our chance with Saint Nick. The family in front of us had barely cleared Santa’s knee when Oliver went running towards him, arms outstretched, calling his name. It’s one time I’d die to replay over again so I could have the chance to record the moment. It was that cute.

So I guess we’ll just have to settle for the pictures below. Luckily for us, they are pretty wonderful in their own right!

Cheers!
t.

oliver connell | day seven hundred & fourty-two

tcp — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:38:01 +0000

Every year, Dana’s Mom’s side of the family gets together once in the summer for a family picnic and once in the winter for a Christmas party. This year Oliver is at a great age (as you know) for new experiences. So, when Santa paid us a visit at the Christmas party, Oliver just enjoyed himself even more.

The party ever year is always a lot of fun. There is obviously good food and great company, but seeing Oliver simply light up when he saw Santa, well, that was a new experience altogether.

As you can see from the pictures and the video below, we had a great time.

Cheers!
t.

and here is a video of what Oliver got up to at the party

oliver connell | day three hundred & seventy-five

tcp — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:39:32 +0000

Last year Oliver was only 26 days old when Christmas came around and that didn’t leave us a heck of a lot of time to introduce him to Santa beforehand. So, this year we made a point of checking his schedule and going and meeting with Saint Nick at the Bramalea City Centre when he was there.

As suspected, Oliver had no problem with the Big Guy in Red, smiling and looking curiously at Santa’s full white beard.

We were also lucky enough to get a couple of family photos done with Santa which was a really nice keepsake. I can’t remember the last time I had my photo taken with Santa Claus, but it’s been a really long time!

Enjoy the photos!
t.