Best Santa of the Year (at the Zoo Lights)!

Look at this absolutely WONDERFUL Santa Claus at the Riverbanks Zoo Lights!  And he came without pressure to buy a picture, too!  LOVE!  At nine years old, Leia is getting to the point where she assesses every Santa she sees as to whether he is the "real" Santa or whether he is a "helper."  Leia was SO disappointed this year to find that ALL the Santas we saw were helpers.  ; )  However, when Leia saw THIS Santa, she became VERY excited.  Down the line she kept repeating, "Mamma, ... Mamma! .... I think that's the real Santa!  I think he's REAL!"  She was SO excited.  Then immediately afterwards I asked her about her thoughts and she replied,  "**sigh** No, Mamma, it wasn't the real Santa.  He looked right, but his voice was wrong."  ; )  I feel profoundly blessed that Leia is still a true believer at nine years old.  Any year now, ... any year.  ; )