Santa in the Park

On the afternoon of Benji's birthday we headed down to the neighborhood park for the annual Santa in the Park festivities.  We first went in 2010 when Luke was a baby, so we were happy to take Ben for his first visit with Santa (we were a little tied up in 2011 to make it). 

Luke was excited to see Santa right up until we got in the line -- then reality hit.  He didn't cry, but he was in NO way going to sit on his lap.  We were able to talk him into standing in front of Santa while Ben sat in his lap.  As you can see from the pictures, Luke did what he does best under stress (see pic #1) and Benji held up his end of the deal and cried!  These will be fun pictures to get out when the boys get older :)

We spent the rest of the time playing at the park and doing Christmas crafts.  Luke and Ben both love to swing and Luke is really enjoying swinging in the big boy swing.  They also spent a lot of time going down the slides.  Benji is a natural and loves everything about the slide.  Luke always takes a bit to warm up, but before we leave he is usually wanting to go down the slide on his belly or back.  I love my kids!!

Look what his big brother taught him ;)