Santa on the Roof

Every year, a friend of ours from Playgroup hosts "Santa on the Roof." She and her family had this tradition as a child and she has started it back up for her kids. We started the night off with Christmas carols while we waited for Santa to appear. Finally, he showed up on the rooftop when we sang loud enough for him to find us. When he arrived, he had treat bags for each of the kids, and called them by name to come grab their treats. Meredith loved the singing, but was terrified when she finally saw Santa - she grabbed me and would not let go. When she started to see the other kids get excited and I explained that he was going to call her name and throw treats to her, she started to warm up to the idea. She anxiously waited for him to call her name and even ran up with me to get her treat (which meant she had to get even closer to Santa).

Meredith, singing with the other kids.
Gigi and Meredith singing and swaying.
Guess who just appeared??
I think her grip had loosened at this point.
Santa himself starting to throw his treats!

Meredith, with some of her treats straight from Santa.