Santa's Village -- minus Santa

We tried to take our annual photo with Santa. But no go. Ella was terrified. And I haven’t even told her yet that he comes into our house via the chimney in the middle of the night. Last year she cried a bit, but nothing compared to this. She was clinging to me and asking to go bye-bye. So we went.

So here we are at Santa's Village, with no Santa in sight:


And here's the closest she'll get to Santa this year -- a reluctant photo with Mrs. Claus at the Caltrain Holiday Train tonight.