Cherry Hill mall has an entire "seeing santa" experience that almost made Gemma's head explode. Her obsession with Shrek competes very closely with Alex's obsession with Santa, so it was a magical day. First, we went to Nordstrom's for the kids to have their feet measured and get new shoes. Alex picked out the brightest red sneakers on earth but had to settle for blue and green because they didn't have his size. Gemma, however, made the PURPLE suede boots that she picked out fit. Even if it kills her, those boots were hers.
When it was our turn to see Santa, the kids learned to fly a sleigh, made a digital gingy, and we got an IMAX experience that took us all the way to the North Pole. This thing is put on by Disney so it meant 1) the ride was legit, with wind and the whole nine yards 2) it costs as much as feeding a small family for a month. We got some personal time with Santa, and Gemma pushed Alex up to sit on his lap. She did not want any part of it...but did keep him abreast of her continuing desire for a baby doll.
After seeing Santa, we drove to Millersville for the pre-Christmas family dinner. Alex brought Candyland that Jackie gave him for Christmas and we played 100 times. Dinner turned into lunch since we all gathered around the island eating turkey all afternoon while it was being carved. Alex and Gemma had fun during the actual dinner playing with all the kids (and a suspicious baby).
