Visiting Santa

At the end of every month, we upload the pictures from the camera to the computer (this habit may very well change now that I'm blogging), so the most recent ones I have are December pics; ergo, that's what I'm posting first.
Santa Claus came to visit our community early in December. Kara's first experience having her picture taken with him (at about 10 months old) was terrible (she was sad, tearful, and frightened). This time was much better. She was hesitant to go up to him, but he quickly became her friend when he offered her a candy cane. Joshua was perfectly fine sitting on Santa's lap (for some reason he especially likes strangers), and he was fascinated by Santa's gloves.