Santa shot, Take One

Jones spent a lot of time in Big Church today!

This morning, he was there for the first part of the service, watching his cousin Louci get baptized and listening to his other cousins singing with the children's choir. He sat quietly and - mostly - still on his Nan's lap before spending the rest of the service in the nursery.

Tonite, he was in the service the entire time. Several of his cousins were performing in the children's program, and Jones was a star, behavior-wise. Passed between Nan and Pop, Jones was as happy as a kid at Christmas.

Less happy was his visit with Santa Claus at the reception after the program. Jones didn't scream; he didn't really even full-on cry, but as you can see, there were many places he'd rather have been than sitting on Santa's lap.

To be sure our boy gets more than a lump of coal from the Man in Red, we're planning to try again this Saturday. Hopefully, he'll feel a little more like visiting then.