I remember very well the childish hope as Christmas approached…hope that Santa would indeed fulfill that otherwise-unattainable wish…of a horse, a very expensive toy, [and later] a car.* Still, I’m always amused with what the boys come up with. Most notable this year is Kalen’s desire for this:
Image: The LEGO Group
Yep, that’s the $400 Lego Death Star. Never mind that he pretty much just plays with the Minifigs all the time & has no patience for building. Actually, now that I look at the thing, he probably wants it simply for all the Minifigs that come with it. (Bingo! He just snuck up behind me, and I couldn’t Alt-Tab out in time. He’s now rattling on about all the cool people that come with it.)
Nicolas’s best request this year is for Astro Boy, the new-to-theaters movie, on DVD. When I informed him that it wouldn’t be available on DVD in time for Christmas, he said, “Well, Santa will just have to do it, then.” I don’t know if he still believes in Santa, if he’s hedging his bets and letting us think he does, or if he’s like his mom…wanting to believe in Santa, no matter what.
(Oh, and I think I’ll re-dub NaBloPoMo “NaBLOWPoMo,” since I blew it. Oh well, 29 posts in 30 days! I can do it!)
*I’m one of those people who has a small part of them still wishing Santa was a real-live guy with a real-live workshop, able to fulfill my every holiday dream, so it’s not that far-fetched for me to have wished Santa could have brought me a car when I was fifteen.
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November 9, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Sheri
I still believe in Santa Clause. We actually had a conversation about it in the car on the way home today. Jacob announced that Santa doesn’t really exist. To which Nate chimes in, then who brings all the presents. Love that magic. Jacob said, the parents. Then he asked Nate who gave him the pogo stick last year (he saw it in my bedroom). Nate said, “Mom did. but Santa brought the rest.” I will have to remind Jacob that anyone can be a Santa to someone. I reinforce that each year.
Jacob would LOVE that lego death star! He got the ATT-E for his birthday. It took him, Brian, Joshua and Uncle Ronnie about three days to built it, lol. He is also very into Egypt. We got a Playmobil pyramid set at Toys R Us. It is lego compatible and I think Jacob will be SO excited!
Sheri