Santa made him...

CRY!

and cry some more....

until he became mildly curious. But not merry or bright.

Knowing this might be Henry's reaction, we decided to forgo the busy, crowded long lines of the mall and take Henry to see Santa at the local garden shop. For a free picture, and no line at all. And a cookie, which made him very happy. Why is it that the crying Santa pictures are mildly funny? Poor kids, why would they want to see a big guy in a crazy beard anyway?

So we decided to check out the less scary, more fun train under the tree instead.