Santa

Tonight was the annual Hooton/Santa party.

Every year Santa comes to visit the children of the Hooton clan.  We just happen to know Santa on a personal level (it's not a money thing at all).  So while we where eating dinner Santa came in our front door with a  loud "Ho Ho Ho"!!!.  After our heart rates calmed down and the blood came back into our faces, we all sat around to watch the magic in the kids eyes. (Please take note of my awesome "ugly Christmas sweater" my mother donated to me) 

We sang Christmas songs... (notice Wells in the next picture. I think he was terribly confused with some strange looking man entering his house.)

All the kids got to sit on Santa's lap, and Santa knew if each child was naughty or nice.  He also knew what each kid needed to work on at home.

 Mason

 Taryn

 Asa

 Sloane

Eli

Wells

Wells was less than happy about sitting that close to Santa.

As Santa was leaving he thanked each one of us for leaving out cookies for him last year and asked for them again this year.  Then he told us to look out the window after he leaves for his helicopter in the sky. We would know it was him because we would see a red blinking light.  (He said he didn't bring his reindeer because they were getting ready for Christmas).  So we turned off all the lights and looked out the window and sure enough we saw a red blinking light in the sky :)