He's back!
You may remember that last year at this time I posted about our neighborhood Santa who rides a motorcycle, rather than a sleigh. Thanks to this Santa, Madchen believed (last year) that Santa says: "Vroom, vroom", rather than "Ho ho ho".
Well, here comes Santa Claus!
This year I was brave enough to take a picture. After taking the picture, we stood outside this house for a good 10 minutes while Madchen studied every last detail of Santa and the giant Snowman that sits just next to him. She flooded me with questions like: "What's that on the Snowman's hat?" (it's called holly), "Why the Snowman hold his hand like that? (because he's waving), "Why the Snowman have a carrot on his nose?" (because Snowmen have carrot noses), etc.
At one point, the owners came out to have a smoke on their porch and make sure everything was OK since we were staring at their house for so long. They told me they were hoping someone might be interested in buying their house (which is for sale) since so many people are stopping by to look at the Santa. In general, I love our neighbors, but these folks are of a different sort. These are the neighbors who, several years ago, kept a goat as a pet in their backyard. Keep in mind this is suburban Washington, not rural West Virginia. We don't see a lot of livestock in these parts. Believe me, this house isn't likely to sell anytime soon.
Eventually, I convinced Madchen that we should continue on our walk around the block. As you can see, she insisted on pushing "baby" and wearing her (empty) backpack on this walk to see the Santa and the Snowman. Whatever it takes to get some fresh air!
Well, here comes Santa Claus!
This year I was brave enough to take a picture. After taking the picture, we stood outside this house for a good 10 minutes while Madchen studied every last detail of Santa and the giant Snowman that sits just next to him. She flooded me with questions like: "What's that on the Snowman's hat?" (it's called holly), "Why the Snowman hold his hand like that? (because he's waving), "Why the Snowman have a carrot on his nose?" (because Snowmen have carrot noses), etc.
At one point, the owners came out to have a smoke on their porch and make sure everything was OK since we were staring at their house for so long. They told me they were hoping someone might be interested in buying their house (which is for sale) since so many people are stopping by to look at the Santa. In general, I love our neighbors, but these folks are of a different sort. These are the neighbors who, several years ago, kept a goat as a pet in their backyard. Keep in mind this is suburban Washington, not rural West Virginia. We don't see a lot of livestock in these parts. Believe me, this house isn't likely to sell anytime soon.
Eventually, I convinced Madchen that we should continue on our walk around the block. As you can see, she insisted on pushing "baby" and wearing her (empty) backpack on this walk to see the Santa and the Snowman. Whatever it takes to get some fresh air!
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