Once again we thought we'd beat the Santa rush by getting to Bass Pro Shop twenty minutes before the store opened only to find a long line extending down the sidewalk on the side of the store. Steve and Emry rushed to get in line while Bryn and I waited in the car for a bit. Then we joined them b/c it was actually decent outside. After waiting in line 15-20 minutes, the doors opened and we followed the crowd downstairs and were three people away from getting a 10:00 ticket to see Santa. We received a 10:30 time slot (not too bad but still MORE waiting). Even though the man in charge of Santa Land told customers not to wait in line early, that he would call our time...Bryn and I still hovered around the line while Steve and Emry roamed the store. Emry was loving the live ducks and fish. Around 10:45, it was finally our turn. Steve and I were certain Emry would throw a fit since she has separation issues but to our surprise, she did really well with the jolly man. She wouldn't look at him at first but warmed by the end. Bryn was also a rockstar considering it was time to eat and she had been fussing in the stroller about 10 minutes prior. I tried taking pictures with my camera but of course they were all blurry...ugh! Luckily Bass Pro took a decent pic so I was able to scan and save it.
Not sure that all the waiting around is worth it but I guess the girls will have fun looking back at the first time they met Santa and so on, and so on as the years go by. I'm just not a huge line person and started to think it might be easier to rent a Santa suit and have Steve play the part from now on. We'll see. :)
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