Last night was the photo shoot I enjoy doing the most each year. Our community photo club does this shoot every year for a local school for special needs teens and adults. They hold a dance for them and everyone lines up to see Santa, it's pretty fast paced so I have to be ready to capture perfect expressions. Santa was great, very animated and engaged well with each person he saw.
I love the innocent excitement on the faces of all who come to see Santa. Some tell him what they want for Christmas, others pull out their phones and show him their detailed lists.
I was impressed with some of the wishes they expressed, one wanted world peace, another said he just wanted everyone to be positive, one said he hoped everyone would love Jesus. One young man said he wanted an Apple watch and Santa asked how he could wear an apple on his wrist and it was good he didn't want a pineapple watch which brought a lot of laughter.
One young lady told Santa she wanted music for Christmas, and that she loved to sing. So Santa asked her to sing a song and she sat thinking. Santa suggested Felice Navidad. She sang the whole song with a duet by Santa.
For me, things like this are what Christmas is all about.