2019 marked the fourteenth year of heading down to Phipps Plaza to see the quintessential Atlanta Santa!
This is one of those things (one of very, very few things) that I make my boys do. We see families every year with their college aged kids in tow, and it’s a tradition I plan to keep for a looooong time. Whit was still looking forward to seeing Santa and, seeing as he’s only in fifth grade, THANK GOODNESS! Shockingly enough, I had zero complaints from the teen this year. I think he learned… it takes 3 minutes of your time, 2 seconds of smiling and 1 photo. In return, your mother is overjoyed and takes you to your favorite dinner at Maggiano’s. It’s really a win-win, right?! I vividly remember our first year when Santa held a tiny John, and a couple of years later when a newborn Whit joined him. You can barely see the man behind these kids!
This was our kickoff to holiday festivities on the first day of Thanksgiving break and is a night I treasure every year.
Wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas season!
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I thought it might be cute to take a maternity photo with Santa before starting the yearly tradition, and I didn’t realize Phipps Santa sells out so quickly!!!! I do like the big green chair at Lenox (if they still do that?) but I feel like most people prefer Phipps…
Oh Santa at Phipps is crazy. I think pre-registration is in July and we book our visit in Sept or early October. See if you can sign up for a notification. I’ll try to remember to tell you this summer when I hear something. :-)
Your family is beautiful. My youngest son and I have had our pictures taken together every year with Santa for YEARS. Everyone always called him Mama’s boy-so we get two photos- one for his wife and one for my hubby…and now his son is in the picture,too. lol
I love that!
I love this tradition! xo