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my rule has long been, no holiday goings-on until the first of december. yes, i am one of those people who
well, it would seem that all it takes to break me is a tiny elfling sweetly asking if we could go see santa today please. & so we did.
being a great old man of 14, thehobbit did not wish to be seen on film. i did attempt a few photographs, but he managed to ruin them all by scowling at me. except for the above. don't his shoes look happy? (yes, i did cut elfling's beautiful long hair off. i am still in mourning, so do not wish to discuss it.)
the grove is my favorite place to go each year. it is such a beautiful center, & they decorate it stunningly. if you are in los angeles, go earlier in the season, & never on a weekend, or it will be too crowded to enjoy.
faced with the man himself, elfling could not even brave going inside the cottage. instead, we stared at him through the front door, then later through the windows.
he did wonder how it was that santa was up in the sleigh at the same time he was in his cottage. manlyman replied with ooh look at the tree!
i could not get the entire tree in my shot. it. is. huge.
trolley was dressed fancy for the season. elfling refused to ride, even though he loves trolley.
this is how he prefers to visit trolley. with bars keeping them safely apart. toddlers are so odd.
the fountain is a favorite of the entire belfry clan. it dances to music, & there are koi in there!
on our way home we had to pop into a mall for something, & you'll never believe who we ran into. santa! how ever did he manage to get there so quickly? santa is clearly the greatest of wizards.
~peace.
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