Santa at "The North Pole"

Every year, our family drives up to Bass Pro to see Santa.  Our boys actually call Bass Pro the North Pole.  Someone recently asked me why we did that which made me think about the history of that tradition. 
When Jack was one, my sister and I went to Bass Pro to get our Daddy a Christmas present.  Santa was there so I just went ahead and let Jack see him there and had his picture taken.  The next year, Matt and I were dating and I figured it would be a fun trip for all of us and again, I needed a present for my Daddy so we headed up to Denver.  After that, it just became tradition!  So every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, we head over to Starbucks and get a couple holiday coffees, drive up to Denver, visit Santa, get our ornaments for the year, buy Pops' a Christmas gift, and go to Chick-fil-a on our way home!

2012 Ornaments:Jack got a hunting guy, Boss got a fishing boat, and Mo picked our a golden retriever with a present in it's mouth (his Shelby dog)

The Fish Tank

Waiting for Santa...

 So Moses is not a huge Santa fan.  This is the second year that he has screamed his head off.  Then about 10 minutes later we saw Santa in the store and he tried to give Moses a high-five and Moses screamed in his face!

 These two on the other hand are big fans!

 Mama consoling the poor, little traumatized one.

 Now all these guys need is a 4-wheeler!

 Picking out their future boats

Yesterday I was talking about how excited I was that Bass Pro would be here next year and we wouldn't have to drive so far.  Jack informed me that wasn't the real "North Pole" and we would still have to drive up to Denver.  I guess some traditions are worth keeping!