Scenes From The Mall

i took the kids to the mall near my house today, where santa read them a story while they had milk and cookies, sang songs with them, and gave them a new book for the used books that they brought in. so it was very nice, the kids had a lot of fun. the mall was decorated so beautifully it was amazing, it was almost enough to get me in the christmas spirit, at least for the moment while i was there anyway. here are some pictures from today: