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12 Days of Christmas- Day 11

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Day 11 gets its own post because the airport was fun! Santa came by the Southwest gate. Cass was confused and excited. Confused because the man who got us through security looked like Santa and when she asked him, he totally played along.

Excited because then there was Santa! To whom she said, "Santa, I thought you were working over there!"

Santa gave out candy canes and cheer and was just a really fun part of a long day. Cass only had one timeout. It was in Vegas during our short layover. Yes, we took pictures. Matt is standing pretty close, I cropped him out. I plan on using these to embarrass her in about 10 years...

When we fly we take candy to the flight attendants as a preemptive thank you and bribe! It's our way of saying we have no real control over how Cass will react on the plane, but we do prepare for the worst and hope for the best and we thank you for your patience. Cass took our glittering package with a gold bow on top and said Merry Christmas to our flight attendants. I'm pretty sure all hearts melted on the spot. They kept the snacks flowing, we kept the movies, books, toys and crayons going- everyone was happy!

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