Though car trouble kept me from Camryn's class party, I made it in time for Aubrey's, where the kids played winter themed games, made designer cocoa creations at a hot chocolate bar, and listened to The Night Before Christmas.
As we approached the big guy this year, Aubrey let us know, "I'm old enough to know how this works you guys... This is just the helper Santa. He will tell the real Santa everything I want!"
Shortly thereafter, while on his knee, she proceeded to thwart her sister's request for a cell phone. "Mom and Dad will never go for that," she said as she turned to Santa. "She wants an American Girl gift card."