Oh, no she didn't....

Yesterday afternoon, I got an email from Hud and Had's mom, Nicole, in response to an email I had sent her about holiday traditions they might like to start.  She said she'd think about it and then emailed right back wondering if Fred would call the kids, pretending to be Santa.  OMG....the biggest ham since Arnold Ziffle?? (pig on Green Acres).  Would Fred play a starring role in making a phone call from the North Pole, to two little kids who would totally have a freakness cast upon them, in total excitement?  In a heartbeat he would, so, such was last night's "entertainment".

First, I called to find out when Nic wanted Santa to call, and Santa had to get into character, FAST.  When she saw it was me on caller ID, she answered the phone, "Hi, Mrs. Claus", and I immediately heard screaming in the background.  They were heading out to dinner shortly, but had time for Santa to talk to the kids right then, so Hudson got on first.  Fred said Hud was all giggly and excited at first, but that after Santa asked him a few questions, Hud got serious FAST.  He went right into what he wanted for Christmas, no bones about it.  I stayed in the kitchen while Santa talked, and Santa was back in our bedroom, in case Fred and I got tickled and started laughing, or the dogs started barking.  (I'm not thinking there are wiener dogs at the North Pole--too chilly).

Next, it was Hadley's turn.  When she got on the phone, Fred could not make heads or tails out of what she was saying, so he was essentially flying blind.   "Smalls" can be hard to understand, if you aren't around them all the time.  Luckily, he didn't know that most of her conversation centered around one thing---the fact that she was n-a-k-e-d.  Yep, that's what she told him, and apparently talked about it for quite some time, as her parents and older brother choked back laughter.  Since she forgot to tell Santa goodbye when she hung up, they called right back so she could, and that's when I found out about the nudie conversation.  Thank God Fred was clueless....he'd have gone to pieces and brayed like a donkey with that Harris "I have fallen apart", laugh.

Jeeeze, little kids are soooooo fun.