We snuggled up by the fire while listening to Christmas carols.  The kids made s’mores which was a lot of fun.  Andrew was just into the chocolate though.  A perfect winter night. 

Santa was visiting the Huntington Gardens today so we stopped down to say hello.  This year Andrew was very excited to see him and he wasn’t afraid at all.  It was very sweet. Piper of course was also very excited.

Santa always makes the visit a memorable one.  He takes his time with each child talking to them about what they would like and makes other small talk.  After our visit we enjoyed some cookies and hot cocoa by the fireplace before running around in the gardens.  I must mention how cold it is here.  It’s amazing to think last week we were at the beach. Now we are bundled up.  Brrrr!!    Santa’s little helpers   The rose garden Over looking the Huntington’s house of residence while the sun was starting to set.