Does Anyone Recognize This Guy????

Don't pay any attention to the crib bumper and duct tape sticking out from under his coat!

Sandy Roecker asked Nate if he would be willing to be the Santa Claus for the Kindergarten classes this year. Nate said he would do it but we just weren't sure what to tell Brecca. She knows that there is one REAL Santa Claus and that he has helpers to help him around Christmas because the real Santa is just too busy at the North Pole to come down and visit all of the children who want to visit with him. We decided that we would tell Brecca before Daddy went to school that he was going to be one of his helpers this year. This is how the coversation went:

Nate: Brecca, Mommy and I have something important to tell you and it is a big secret just between the three of us, ok?

Lindsey: Well, you know how Santa is so busy at the North Pole that he sometimes asks helpers to help him out????

Nate: Like the Santa at Kam's program.....

Brecca: Yeah, he was fake. Me and Braylee and Kam and Larsen all knew he was fake. He was just too thin to be the real Santa.

Nate: Well, he wasn't actually fake. He was a helper. And Santa asked me to be a helper at your school tomorrow. Isn't that cool? But it is a big secret and you have to promise you won't tell any of your friends at school, OK?

Brecca: OK, but it really isn't just between the three of us because Rally and Max (our dog and cat) were in here too and they heard too.

OK, that went well! Actually, it did go pretty well though. She didn't tell anybody (although a few kids knew - Avrey and a couple of kids that Nate coaches in basketball) and she honestly still seemed a little shy on his lap. Nate is just sure he is going to catch something from having 140 kids on his lap so if he gets sick, he'll be blaming that. He heard a few interesting requests. One boy just wanted his sister to be quiet! And a couple of sad ones as well. One boy just wanted a Christmas tree and another wanted a bike for his little brother. Lots of Wii's this year. I think Nate enjoyed himself although I won't promise he'll volunteer his services again next year! I guess we'll see!