{"id":52654,"date":"2015-12-21T01:36:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T07:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/?p=52654"},"modified":"2015-12-21T01:51:18","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T07:51:18","slug":"santa-claus-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/21\/santa-claus-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Claus is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6630\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6630_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"627\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Santa Chuck Lee and Mrs. Claus came to kick off the holiday season with us by reading books, taking pictures, having tea and snacks, bringing us Taylor, our elf, and leaving us looking so forward to Christmas with Santa\u2019s truly amazing performance of \u2018Twas the Night Before Christmas! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6631.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6631\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6631_thumb.jpg\" width=\"278\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6638.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6638\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6638_thumb.jpg\" width=\"586\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6637.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6637\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6637_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"620\" \/><\/a>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6641.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6641\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6641_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6666.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6666\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6666_thumb.jpg\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6654.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6654\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6654_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"627\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Picture time! Jax listened to the entire story time, until the mouse came out, but wanted right back in on the action during pictures. He\u2019s the best dog, and perfect for our girls to love and care for when Poppa and Rara need attentive dog sitters. Isn\u2019t this a great looking bunch? We love our Santa and Mrs. Claus so much!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6662.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6662\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6662_thumb.jpg\" width=\"435\" height=\"651\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6668.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6668\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6668_thumb.jpg\" width=\"435\" height=\"651\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rose on her very best behavior!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6670.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6670\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6670_thumb.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"647\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6689.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6689\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6689_thumb.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"647\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Santa took the frustration out of Christmas for Noelle and filled it with love and magic! She truly does have a Santa that loves and cares for her, and she knows it. It\u2019s a real relationship, and we are forever grateful!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6674.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6674\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6674_thumb.jpg\" width=\"286\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6676.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6676\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6676_thumb.jpg\" width=\"285\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6678.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6678\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6678_thumb.jpg\" width=\"285\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Precious penguin time with Mrs. Claus! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6706.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6706\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6706_thumb.jpg\" width=\"433\" height=\"647\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6707.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6707\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6707_thumb.jpg\" width=\"431\" height=\"647\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anna Kate fell apart this year because she did not know what she wanted for Christmas. It was like being called on in class and just not knowing the answer. Of course, Santa to the rescue! He knew we\u2019d be seeing him the following week, so he told her she could take all the time she needed and give her list to him then. That made it all better!&#160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6712.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6712\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6712_thumb.jpg\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6713.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6713\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6713_thumb.jpg\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Claus had a bag full of furry friends! The girls loved bonding with her and her little buddies!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6716.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6716\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6716_thumb.jpg\" width=\"430\" height=\"644\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6720.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6720\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6720_thumb.jpg\" width=\"431\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We made Santa hats out of strawberries and whip cream for our brownie treats! Santa did a great job on his!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6724.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6724\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6724_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"587\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who could it be? Look how excited the girls are! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6727.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6727\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6727_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"587\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Taylor, our scout elf! The girls were so excited to see our silly elf had returned!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6729.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6729\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6729_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"616\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Santa made sure to talk to the girls about helping out around the holidays and being good girls. I sure am thankful for that!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6732.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_6732\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_6732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_6732_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"594\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although I was still a little under the weather, I cannot tell you the joy our sweet Santa and Mrs. Claus bring into our lives and our home. Thank you guys from the bottom of our hearts! xoxo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santa Chuck Lee and Mrs. Claus came to kick off the holiday season with us by reading books, taking pictures, having tea and snacks, bringing us Taylor, our elf, and leaving us looking so forward to Christmas with Santa\u2019s truly amazing performance of \u2018Twas the Night Before Christmas! &#160; &#160; &#160; Picture time! 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