Santa Claus

After our fun time at the zoo, we stopped by a friend's house to show off our cute little pirate. While we were visiting with her in her home, Daniel saw a picture on the end table. The picture is of her grandkids sitting on Santa's lap. That night, when I was putting him to bed he asks, 'Mom - will Santa come here?' I didn't know what he meant at first. I said, 'It's not Christmas, it's Halloween. We are going to go trick or treating.' In a very confused voice he says, 'Mom, teacher in Ukraine say Santa no come here.'

Let me pause for a moment while that sinks in.

How sad. We have heard stories from other adoptive parents about their kids being told strange things to try to make them not want to leave Ukraine. How sad is that? That an adult would tell him that Santa doesn't come to America? So, he wanted a family so bad - even thinking that Santa wouldn't come here, he came home with us anyway.

It totally put me on the spot. We hadn't really decided yet if we were going to tell him about Santa or not. (you can visit Jason on Facebook to join the rollicking debate on if you should tell your kid the truth about Santa. If they find out you lied about Santa, the Easter Bunny and the tooth fairy - what will they think about Jesus?) That's a whole other debate.

I told him yes - we will have Christmas, just not yet. In a few months it will be time for Christmas. We will put up a big huge tree, and we'll celebrate Jesus' birthday, and we'll have presents. I love you. Good Night! I totally evaded and avoided answering the actual question. The bottom line is - Christmas here is going to blow his mind. (just like everything else up to this point) It is going to be so fun and magical and we can't wait to share it with him!