Its the most wonderful time of the year!

oh my goodness....2 posts in 1 week!!!! You guys must be shocked!!!!! just kidding!


Well its that time of year again and I am working with Santa Claus. I dont have any pictures yet from this year but i will post when i do! I actually want to tell you guys to come and get your or your kids or a family photo with Santa! I work at Chandler Mall and the Santa booth is located downstairs outside of Macy's. Hard to miss. My schedule is pretty easy to go by...

this pic is from 3 years ago!!!! and i look horrible! So ignore the pic! I couldnt find the cute one from last year! lol

i work everyday of my life!
just kidding
Every monday starting at 3:15- we close at 9.
I work most tuesdays at the same time.
I work every wednesday at the same time
I work Thursday the 14th and the 21st at the same time
I work every friday at the same time
Saturdays I work the same time except for this weekend. The 23rd i will start at 8:30 am and be there until 10 pm. and I work the 24th from 8:30am-6pm.

if you plan on coming i suggest comming before December 18th. It will be pretty busy.

packages are for a Santa Special ( 1 5x7, 2 3x5, 4 wallets- greeting cards that the wallets fit in and a card board frame for the 5x7) is $25. after that any 1 photo sheet ( 1 5x7 OR 2 3x5 OR 4 wallets) is $15.and additional photo sheets after you purchase 1 are $10.. pricey but the memories are worth it. It can be a very rewarding experience for the kids the parents and santas helper. Today i had a mother start crying because her pictures turned out so perfect. and saturday i had a woman who was insistant on giving me some kind of tip(although i didnt take it) because i made her grand-daughter smile for a santa picture. although there are the occasional scrooges who ruin it by yelling at a terrifyed child or run into the picture to fix a peice of clothing right as i snap a perfect smile or the ones who threaten to beat santa up for getting up to take his posted and announced 30 minutes prior break but all the other things just cancel those out.

also... if i am at the camera(which i usually am)- i can probably print you off a free picture depending on my supervisor.

If you want to come you can just show up or call me or text me to check my schedule for that day or if there is a good santa.

i look forward to seeing you guys there.

Oh and Kim..... The screaming pictures are the best ones!!!! You gotta have something to remember what your child was like with Santa at that age. (if only all parents would think like that)

Lets Try this again

Thanksgiving-

okay so last time i tried to post this it didnt exactly work out the way i wanted so im trying this again! So here is your update! i know i havent been posting much lately but i have a good excuse. Actually more than one! I have no pictures is 1 excuse and 2 is im super busy. Right now i am working 2 jobs- the one at UOPHX full time 40+ hours a week and then i also started working at the santa booth again. Thats right! Its christmas time! and im excited! Nothing like little babies and screaming kids with santa claus. We do get alot of kids who love santa and are just so excited to sit with him but we also have the screamers! im excited and exhausted all at the same time. i got so used to not standing on my feet all the time and now i have to again. We actually arent allowed to sit down until break... and even then- we are usually busy filling toys for kids in baskets and such. So for the next month or soo i dont know how much computer time ill get because ill be a busy bee. But i plan on getting santa pics so there will deffinately be updates! in these pics...all of them are after we ate. My sister, hodge and the girls came over to our house and for the first time in YEARS we did something really small for thanksgiving with out the whole mckee family. Different but kinda nice. Part of me wishes we would have had a large party- but there is Always Christmas Day. Anyways- the pictures are after we ate- some of what the men did after we ate- what the ladies did after we ate- and what the kids did after we ate. Although- i dont have any pics of it (Andi has those ones)- we did play with the kids for a little bit out front while my dad and hodge slept inside. and there are also pics of me playing with my dog and of our fire and of the sky because i thought it was pretty and wanted to capture my creative side HAHAHA. We had a fire in the back yard and listened to christmas music. it was fun. Enjoy! Sorry it took so damn long for me to update this! I will TRY(thats the key word. haha) t0 take more pics and keep you all posted!

Happy Holidays! See you soon!

Love Always- Kristi.

NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW

WELL!!!! there is all kinds of news around this past month.... NEW PROMOTION (im now an FRS) NEW CAR( i bought my first NEW car on saturday) NEW BABY!!!! My cousin Anna had her baby yesterday! AND NEW LIFE! Im starting college in January. here are some pics!