About 2 weeks before Christmas this year, I was on a mission to find a place to get a photo of Ashley with Santa that didn't include the overcrowed Mall. Luckily, the neighborhood baby boutique, Baby Bugaloo, hosted a holiday shopping party with lots of activities for kids, including a visit with Santa and a professional photographer. The photographer is a friend of the owner, and I'm sure they were both trying to increase their December bottom line. Good plan, this marketer says!
Anyway, it was in the 20's-a bitterly cold day for Austin, Texas and the one hour for Santa's visit to the boutique was smack in the middle of Ashley's nap time, but for some reason that day she only slept for about 15 minutes, so when I realized we could make it to see Santa, I stripped her down and yanked the first holiday dress I found off the hanger and threw it over her head. Before I could get her arms in, this precious little thing decided in that moment that she would run for the very first time, nearly naked through what seemed like a freezing cold house! Lucky Mom! I finally caught her on her way down the stairs, and we finished dressing. I loaded her up and off we went to see Santa.
Turns out Santa photos look awesome with a green dress, instead of the traditional red that would blend right into Santa's suit. I certainly wasn't thinking about that as I was grabbing the first little dress I saw in the closet. It was so worth the rush, and the whole experience seemed meant to be. Isn't it nice when things just go right?
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