santa claus came to town!!!

for as long as i can remember, santa has always taken a little time out of his busy schedule to come by our family's house and say hello. this year was no different. darcey and her family were here to visit, and so there were quite a few of us for him to get through. marty loved sitting on his lap and getting the chocolate puzzle (an advant calander...). every time santa pulled out a new one from his sack of goodies, to give to one of the kids, marty thought it was his...he'd been extra good! santa also brought some toys early this year, so that all the cousins could play with them. of course, marty wanted to open them all. it was a lot of fun. saidi even sat on the big man's lap, although i don't think she knew what to do. after all was said and done, it was a great night. marty loved it, and he can even tell you what santa says..."ho ho ho! what you want for christmas?!"