Bad santa

Tonight was one for the books. We arrived at the mall for a Santa pic and there were two Santas. One poorly disguised in an overcoat, the other just back from break. (Apparently not enough of one).  We should have seen the writing on the wall 

At our turn I was getting the kids into his chair and said, "guys say hello snd merry Christmas". He replied, we'll do that after the picture. 

Then Jane asked for mrs Claus' cookies. He said, you can't have those I eat all of them. I thought, odd, but maybe trying to save me some work. Jane was a little taken a back but kept on. "Could I have a rain deer that flies?"  He said, "Santa brings toys. Don't you want a toy?  Besides how would I fly my sleigh if I gave you a rain deer? ". Jane was mad by this point and said, "hey, I meant one that you aren't using"

He then reprimanded turner for taking a coloring book before asking and when jane went to get one he said, "now I just told your brother not to reach into my bag (fake bag situated next to the chair on the way out). Is that how you listen to your parents?"

Everyone else had standard request so we got out quickly only to have the clerk convince Matt that they did away with the least expensive photo opt.  I bent down to see jane and there she is crying. "Well Santa was meaner this year."  This might be the night she figures it out bc when she asked if he was real I said not that one!  That seemed to help. We all laughed about how mean he was and how he needed more of a break. 

Last year for Santa at the mall for us!