We walked downtown on sunny Sunday to get peppermint ice cream at Every Day’s a Sundae.
We noticed Santa was in at his lil’ house on Main street and stopped for a visit.

Ivan was nervous and quiet as he often is with new people. Santa was patient and encouraging.
Eventually, he told Santa he’d like a porg for Christmas and a book.
Santa knew what a porg was (creature from upcoming Star Wars movie) and joked about them annoying Chewbacca on the Millenium Falcon. After asking about what kind of book he’d like and learning Ivan wanted a Dog Man book Santa asked if he liked Captain Underpants too. When the answer was yes, Santa said “Tra la LA!” just like Captain Underpants. Ivan is sold on Santa. I was proud of him for having a conversation with an adult he didn’t know well. I know it was Santa but he spoke up and smiled and it was a lot for him. Thanks, Santa, for making it a positive experience and somehow knowing about Ivan’s favorite things.

We then did our annual book angels donation at Anderson’s Bookshop.
Ivan selected a super large Just Joking book to donate to an anonymous 6 year old boy.
Ezri selected an Eerie Elementary and a Magic Animal Rescue book for an anonymous 8 year old girl.

Here’s Ivan with Santa – Tra-la-LA!