We thought this was the year that Hallie would be done believing. She started with all the questions early in the season. She wanted answers as to "Why this..." and "Why that..." Kids at school tell her one thing, and she would come home to clarify. Before long we overheard her telling Hunter, "He's not real Hunter, there's no way he could be real." I pulled Steve aside and told him we better tell her the truth so she can stop ruining the fun for other people. But yet there was still an innocence about her that wanted to believe. She still wanted to see him and sit on his lap, "even though he's just a grandpa dressed up." You could see it in her eyes, she was hanging on to that little hope that she had left, despite what friends/cousins had told her. Around them she stood tall and didn't believe but she still needed something to believe in. Perhaps next year she'll be ready for the truth.
We've got kids at all stage of believing this year and it's fun to see how different they deal with it. I share with you the 3 stages:
1. I'm not sure if I believe. Everything tells me that I shouldn't, but I still want to. I ask my parents and they keep telling me that he's real but they have a whole list of excuses for all my questions. I'm not going to make a list because I don't think it really matters. But if lists do matter I want a box of girl legos.



Sometimes it's just fun to believe in something, no matter how crazy and silly it may seem. It's fun.
So cute. Don't tell Hallie!!
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