A Zoom Visit With Santa

The three boys just had their zoom visit with Santa Claus. I’ll be honest, it was a loud, chaotic, mess and had me sweating and possibly even swearing internally. It was also adorable and cute. Which pretty much sums up all of our family experiences.

Sawyer asked for a Nintendo Switch and followed that up with a dozen questions about the reindeer and how Santa is doing his job during covid. Then they exchanged ‘dad jokes’ and I laughed out loud. I love a good dad joke.

The baby cried the whole time and I had to hold his wiggly body. He was overtired and not impressed. Although he did say, ‘bye Santa’ midway through.

Cooper was very excited and then got very nervous. Santa understood that Cooper is unable to speak and said the sweetest thing…‘I understand him anyway.’ My heart melted.

Sawyer stepped in and read Cooper’s written list to the big guy. It consisted of trains, marshmallows, and a train t-shirt. When he was done reading it, Santa complimented Sawyer on being an amazing brother.

It was pretty special. I love when people see these kids for who they are.

A huge thank you to Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and Santa for a job well done. I highly recommend scheduling a zoom.

There is still time!

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