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Reflections on Santa, Traveling, and Christmas

“But how is Santa going to know how to find me at Papa D’s and Meemo’s house?” he asked. When looking at Reflections on Santa, Traveling, and Christmas, I think “Crap crap crap, why did I book us on a flight to Colorado on Christmas Eve?”

I thought about family, and snow, but I didn’t think about the fact that my son would think about Santa, and being away for Christmas morning.

Reflections on Santa, Traveling, and Christmas

We’d visited Santa and Snoopy, at the mall.

Christmas with Snoopy - FindingNinee.com

He’d written a letter, and he’d gotten the whole thing.

“How will Santa find me if Papa D doesn’t have a chimney?”

“How will he know I’m not in Virginia?”

“How does he come down chimneys when they have a fire?”

“What does God look like anyway?” “What does Santa look like?” “I will sneak up and see Santa and Jesus too,” he said.

With all of the answered and unanswered questions, we had a great Christmas. True, we weren’t at home on Christmas morning, but Santa brought my son a gift that he’d asked for that we swore we’d never get. Because doo-doo-masks are gross. Santa won, and remembered to come to Denver.

6 year old just wants a poop mask for Christmas - findingninee.com

He won when we got home, too, where our little boy found his biggest gift of all, although he’s still telling his friends that Santa doesn’t listen very well because he asked for WiiU with MarioMaker, and got WiiU with Mario Kart. He says that Santa must have gotten confused because they both have M and K in them, and that he can try again.

We went snow tubing, and I made a mash-up video using one of the Go Pro’s templates, which, I know. I will get better at this. Also it’s way more fun and fast than it looks like here.

We saw the lights at our local botanic gardens, which has become a tradition for us. Super awesome for sure.

his halo says angel but his eyes say i put a spider on your pillow - findingninee.com

And this boy, whose halo says angel and whose eyes say I’m going to cause big trouble..

-I just want a poop mask,- he said.-NO WAY!- we replied. Santa thought different. (1)

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This has been a thankful post about Reflections on Santa, Traveling, and Christmas.



by Kristi Campbell

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  • Lisa @ The Meaning of Me - FRIST!January 10, 2016 – 11:47 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi - And did he? Put a spider on your pillow? 🙂
    Sounds and looks like you had a great Christmas! So glad that Santa found you!January 10, 2016 – 11:47 pmReplyCancel

  • JT Walters - We were at Universal Studios for Christmas so if Santa knows who is naughty and nice he definetly knows where all children on Christmas morning.

    You could have had Tucker send Santa a forwarding address or told him his grandparents talked to Santa.

    I thought your video was awesome!January 10, 2016 – 11:49 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi Campbell - So glad you liked the video! It was a little long but since I used a template, that was my only choice 🙂 So glad you got to go to Universal! Fun!!!January 11, 2016 – 3:42 pmReplyCancel

  • Lisa @ The Meaning of Me - I love this, Kristi. That how will Santa find me thing is a big deal for a kid. Love the video and the gardens look beautiful. We didn’t actually make it to the lights anywhere except driving around town this year – either we had something going on or it was raining. Next year.
    Our crazy Christmas Eve thing was that we took off for a really short hike at our mountain. It was really warm that day and just a shame not to so off we went.
    I remember so many of these posts…keep writing all the beautiful things you do!xoJanuary 10, 2016 – 11:51 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi Campbell - Lisa, a hike on Christmas day sounds perfect! We didn’t actually get to the lights until New Years Eve but it was a fun thing to do once we got back from Colorado! And aw thank you!January 11, 2016 – 3:57 pmReplyCancel

  • Janine Huldie - Aw, Kristi looked like the perfect Christmas to me and seriously am still smiling after seeing Tucker’s huge grin in that photo above!! 🙂January 11, 2016 – 7:43 amReplyCancel

  • Allie - Your Christmas looks picturesque! I’ve been thinking of doing a reflections post, but honestly, I am so happy it’s over – I don’t feel like reliving it. I’m still recovering! And I love the video, and want to try snow tubing.January 11, 2016 – 9:00 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi Campbell - It was actually pretty great. Christmas morning was a little bumpy and I think we’ll stay here next year for that part, but the snow tubing and family time and friend time was awesome! Try snow tubing. Bring the kids up this way. I hear there’s a place that makes snow. Or, better, let’s meet in Colorado!January 11, 2016 – 7:42 pmReplyCancel

  • Sandra - A poop mask???? Today’s generation has all the fun! I could have had so much fun if that thing existed when my kids were little. I would have been wearing that bad boy in the school yard while picking up the kids. What a great threat! “You better be good or mommy will wear the poop mask at your next swimming lesson!”
    PS: Great little montage on the sledding hill. I’m working up the nerve to start a YouTube channel to vlog but I don’t even know how to work the record button on my phone.January 11, 2016 – 10:46 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi Campbell - I know right? They are SO LUCKY and they don’t even realize it! LOL to picking the kids up from school wearing that bad boy 🙂
      Oh you MUST start a YouTube channel. Seriously. I can help you!January 11, 2016 – 7:43 pmReplyCancel

  • Kerry - I love how smart children are. He wasn’t so sure about the whole not being home for Christmas thing.
    🙂
    Glad Santa still found him.
    I love all your favourite posts listed here. I did a similar post.January 11, 2016 – 11:54 amReplyCancel

    • Kristi Campbell - They really are smart, huh? And yeah, I think next year that we’ll stay home for Christmas.January 11, 2016 – 7:44 pmReplyCancel

  • Dana - I guess that mask gives new meaning to the word poophead! Too funny. I watched your tubing video when you posted on FB – very cool. Although it did make me a bit queasy. 😉January 11, 2016 – 9:39 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi Campbell - Yeah to the poophead. I think the official name of the mask is Doo Doo Head. Sigh. Sorry for the queasy – I think that has more to do with my edit skills than the experience!January 11, 2016 – 10:46 pmReplyCancel

  • christine - Oh. My. Word. A poop mask?!?!?! Never in a million years…

    Looks like you all had a most marvelous Christmas! That Santa is one smart guy. We have never spent Christmas Eve at home, so he comes to our house a day early.

    That boy of yours is one adorable kid.January 11, 2016 – 9:51 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi Campbell - Wait, what? You’ve never spent Christmas at home? You must go to family or something and also I SHOULD KNOW THIS (sorry). Also Santa is WAY smart. And poop masks are weird. 😉January 11, 2016 – 10:47 pmReplyCancel

  • tanya - wow what a silly mask! I would have a hard time getting that! lol Your Christmas looks like it was an amazing time 🙂January 12, 2016 – 4:02 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi Campbell - Trust me, I had a hard time that um Santa got it for him but we did need something small (and inexpensive) in Colorado for Christmas morning! 🙂 Thank you!January 13, 2016 – 11:30 amReplyCancel

  • Tamara - But.. did he put a spider on your pillow?
    The Santa Wii confusion makes me laugh! It happens!
    And that snow tubing looks like SUCH fun. I want in.January 12, 2016 – 8:28 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi Campbell - Thank goodness, no, he did not put a spider on my pillow but doesn’t that expression on his face look naughty? 😉
      And the tubing was a blast – I highly recommend going! Truly!January 13, 2016 – 11:33 amReplyCancel

  • Linda Atwell - Out One Ear - I’m so glad your holidays were happy and Santa found Tucker. Happy New Year!January 14, 2016 – 6:49 pmReplyCancel

  • Kenya G. Johnson - Lol where did he even hear about a poop mask???

    We traveled for the majority of the Santa years and we finally were busted on the last one. Paw Paw said something was from Santa that had BEEN under the tree wrapped and Santa happen to use the same wrapping paper as some of the gift that weren’t from Santa. I could see the wheels turning but he held onto the belief for for 11 more months until he wanted to make sure it was okay if he knew we were Santa. 🙁 This was our first Christmas home without Santa. Kinda sad but I was so elated also by staying home that it balanced out.

    Love the video. Cool to having a go Pro. We really wanted to buy one in Jamaica but figured we’d be paying too much for it even it was a duty free item. Our tubing on tha the water was just like that (a group holding a handle on another’s tube).January 15, 2016 – 3:05 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Aw that IS kinda sad that it was your first year without Santa! But staying home – that’s really nice. I think that next year, we’ll go travel on December 26 because the whole Santa questions thing was pretty stressful! Yikes. And the poop mask – he watches these YouTube videos about a family called Skylander Boy and Girl and the dad or the boy had it on in one of them. He’s been asking for months and months.
    And yeah, the Go Pro is cool but I also haven’t taken it out since we went tubing. so… and I’ll bet the tubing on the water was amazing!!January 18, 2016 – 6:53 pmReplyCancel

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