Santa Eve

Handful of beard foiled by the mittens

We went to the Magical Forest at Opportunity Village this evening and Brandt got to meet Santa Claus! The forest was very elaborate and impressive, with "hundreds of trees frosted with millions of lights." Santa's helpers said Brandt looked like a little Frosty. It's also nice to hear one's dressed her kid appropriately. We also took a ride on the Forest Express mini passenger train and walked the Magical Forest path where we propped Brandt upon numerous deer, snowmen, and Santas for silly pictures.

And by the way, how authentic does this Santa look? I think his belly was padded, but the hair and beard was the real deal. And that outfit was way fancy, too. I particularly liked the bells on his pant cuffs. Or is this normally how Santas for humans look? My previous Santa experiences have all been at pet stores. Our Santa a few years ago was supposed to be the mayor of Encinitas, but he'd bailed right before we got to Pet People so a young female clerk had taken his place. She did a fine job, but she couldn't hold a candle to today's Santa.