So today is the big day...we are taking Nicole to see Santa at Annapolis Mall. Last year she was so small and he just held her in his arms. This year will be different. She will be sitting on his lap like a big girls. Nicole's godmother, Brittany, bought her a Christmas dress and was going to meet me and Grammy at the mall with Aunt Julie, Aunt Sheila, Uncle Stephen, Justin, Brandon and Andrew.  We got Nicole dressed in the JC Penny's bathroom and headed down to see Santa. Uncle Stephen was holding a place for us inline and he told us that the line was pretty long. Nicole waited patiently, taking turns walking with Brittany, Grammy and I. Aunt Julie even gave her some coins to throw in the water fountain to keep her busy. Nicole decided it would be more fun to hold on to the coins then to throw them. I think she wanted to touch the water rather then just throw the coins in it.  We finally got her to drop the coins and clapped for her so that she wouldn't get upset that she dropped them. It soon became time for her to go on Santa's lap. I walked her up to Santa and he asked what her name was. Then I sat her on his lap and she raised her arms up to me as if she wanted me to pick her up. As I walked away, we all started to try and get her to smile. She soon lost interest in coming back to me and just sat on Santa's lap like she had been doing it for years.  The people working there got her to smile so good. I couldn't ask for a better picture.  When I went to take Nicole off Santa's lap she acted like she didn't want to get up. She didn't reach her arms out to me right away; she just kinda sat there as relaxed as can be and finally she let me pick her up. It was if she didn't want to get up off his lap. We took a couple of pictures of Nicole with her cousins and with her Uncle Stephen shopping.  I still can't believe that she didn't cry or fuss at all while she was with Santa. I just hope next year she is just as good! I am so proud of my little girl.