The holidays are pure magic when you have a baby. I honestly could never have fathomed how truly amazing it is to be a mom. The past four previous Christmases were truly the hardest after having lost our babies and watching my siblings get to spoil their beautiful children. I am not gonna lie, they all ended in quiet tears. I never thought I'd be able to see the day, but I thank my lucky stars every day that Luna is here and she's ours and 2017 was (finally) our year. And this year we have been having so much fun soaking up the Christmas fun with our sweet little bundle by hitting up all the Arizona holiday hot spots. First on our list was having Luna meet the big man in the red suit, good old jolly Santa Claus. We headed over to Kierland Commons to do some holiday shopping and capture Luna's first time with Saint Nicholas.

I just die for her little outfit and that sweet pouty lip. And ugh, it's addicting: shopping for our daughter is so much more fun than shopping for myself. 

Anyway, we're newbies obviously to this game, but where is your favorite Arizona Santa Claus? We loved the one at Kierland Commons because his beard was real (I hate those silly fake ones that you can spot a million miles away) and the background was cute for photos. I would love your thoughts!

Thanks for visiting and I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

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