Searching for Santa...

We got up early this morning so we could get to the mall before the crowds. We were on a mission. We had spent the last couple of weeks scouting out all the “Mall Santas.” We knew our search was over when we saw the Santa at the Pearlridge mall. This was THE Santa. We first saw him last Saturday, but the line to meet him was extremely long (which is to be expected when you have the real Santa Claus) He was very nice and knew all the “regulars” that came to the mall. While we watched him work his magic with the kids, we saw him talk to several different people who apparently exercise by mall walking. He knew them all by name and was incredibly nice to everyone. He had long white hair and a long curly white beard. The man was so convincing that Katie even got a little misty-eyed by the whole situation. Needless to say, we feel very fortunate to be able to live here in the island paradise that is Hawaii, but it was made even better once we learned that Santa’s Southern Command was located here too!

Liam and the Real Santa Claus.