Breakfast With Santa!

Each year, Andy's theater hosts a Breakfast With Santa event. The kids get to sit on Santa's lap and talk with him and Mrs. Clause. They eat breakfast, do a small craft and then watch a Christmas movie complete with free popcorn. It is always a lot of fun and Makenzie is always full of surprises! Last year she ratted Brayden out and told Santa how naughty he was!

This year, she wouldn't tell anyone what she wanted for Christmas. She said if she told anyone except for Santa her wish wouldn't come true. So Andy and I were anxiously awaiting to hear what she asked for. Princess? Dolls? Ballet stuff? Nope. She asked for a. . .wait for it. . ..Jack-In-The-Box. Seriously! What 5-year-old girl wants a Jack-In-The-Box for Christmas? Ours!

And so the shopping began. Do you think I could find anything in the stores around here? There were a few very babyish ones, but nothing she would like. Many of the nicer styles were sold out online. But I learned a lot in my quest for a Jack-In-The-Box. Did you know President Obama and former President Bush each have their own that plays Hail To The Chief when you crank that handle? Neither did I. They are both in stock if you would like one of your own. There are also some that feature Alice Cooper, Michael Vick and Kiss! Talk about scary! I found some very cut vintage Disney boxes on E-bay that ended up selling for over $100. There were also some great Wizard of Oz collectible boxes that sold for over $300. I had no idea Jack-In-The-Boxes could be so expensive. In the end, I found a cute Very Hungry Caterpillar style. I hope she likes it. . .and plays with it for more than 15 minutes!

POST SCRIPT: Makenzie has been telling EVERYONE who will listen, "My wish came true! Santa brought me a jack-in-the-box. But not just any old jack-in-the-box. . .a Caterpillar jack-in-the-box!" So, even though she doesn't play with it a whole lot, it was totally worth every penny. We really bought her belief in Santa. . .for a little longer anyway!