When we received the circular from Bass Pro Shop that announced Santa would arrive on November 5, we made plans to go. We didn't tell Dennis. This morning I told him we were going to visit someone very special and that it was going to be his surprise. He asked us all the way there who it was and where we were going. When we got to Prattville, he asked if we could stop at Bass Pro Shop on the way to his surprise, and we were happy to tell him yes. When we got to the door, he asked if he could see the toys, and I told him that he needed to walk to the back of the store first. When he arrived at the back of the store and saw Santa's Wonderland all set up, he began jumping up and down and said "THIS is my surprise!!". He was so right! We played with trains, remote control cars, race cars, bows and arrows, toy rifles with targets; he wrote a letter to Santa and dropped it in the special mailbox and then colored a stocking. He had his picture made with Santa and looked at all the toys he wanted to look at. And then he was treated to a dinner of his choice, which turned out to be McDonald's (mmmmmmmmmmmm.... McRibs for us, Happy Meal for him). He made some friends on the playground, and he was rather amazingly well-behaved during the whole evening!
He chose a collar and new toy for Lemonade at PetSmart, and we went shopping at Target where he looked at all the toys and scored a super cheap Ironhide costume (his second favorite Transformer) and a new Billy Blazes action figure (leader of the Rescue Heroes, his favorite show). He said (even before we went into Target) "this is a very special night!". He chattered excitedly all the way home, playing with his new toy. He's been bouncing around the house delightedly since we got home. It was a really fun night for him and for us as well! We have another Prattville trip tentatively scheduled for next Friday, this time with Lemonade along. There's a free puppy class at PetSmart, and we are going to attempt a photo with Santa with Dennis and his puppy.
Tonight he's thankful for our dogs. I am as well. I spent a happy couple of hours romping with them this afternoon. Lemonade took off after a neighbor chicken but stopped and immediately returned to me when I called his name. I'm so proud!
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