Pancake Breakfast With Santa

We got up bright and early to be at a pancake breakfast/Santa Claus event at the NEX at 7:30am. This was a feat in itself but we obviously made it. The kids were all served a free pancake and some orange juice and we ate outside waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. He made his debut in the fire truck with sirens blaring which everyone (under the age of 10) loved.
Here he comes!
Yep, there's Santa riding in the official Navy fire truck!
Jacob was in a really good mood considering how early it was. I actually had to wake him up in order to leave. He wakes up like clockwork UNLESS we have somewhere to be and then he sleeps in. I can guarantee it.
When Santa got out of the fire truck he walked around and gave all the kids candy canes. Jacob was pretty indifferent about him...he just accepted the candy cane and then focused all of his attention on getting it open. He didn't finish his pancake because the candy cane intervened.

Santa went inside and then the kids could go in and sit on his lap, etc. but we didn't ever make it inside. There were a bunch of little boys out running around and Jacob was having so much fun I figured if I tried to pull him away he would have a melt down and not cooperate for Santa anyway. After awhile, he came to me with rosy cheeks and said "Mommy, I go home." And that was that. We have several more opportunities to sit on Santa's lap so that is the main reason I didn't try harder to get a picture this time. I have never gotten Jacob's picture with Santa so I would really like to accomplish that at least once this holiday season!