Santa

This was a first for both girls, no tears which was great!  Personally, I debated not doing the whole "Santa" thing.  I have very fond memories of the thrill of believing in Santa as a kid.  I loved staying up late with my sisters listening for the sound of hooves and leaving out cookies and carrots.  It didn't crush me when I found out he wasn't real, it didn't scare me that a stranger was supposedly coming into our house at night, but for some reason, now that I'm older, so much of it just seems....well, wrong.

There are certain things about the idea of Santa that I just don't agree with.  Before I had even thought about how I would discuss it with Elyse and explain why this character is everywhere you turn, she was knee deep in questions from strangers about Santa this and Santa that.  Matt definitely wants to continue the family tradition of Santa and my reasons for questioning it just don't come out right when I try to explain it.  I'm not sure exactly how we will handle it or how big a role Santa will play in this house.  I just want to make sure this is the message she gets.