Brighton's Conversation with Santa

The week after Thanksgiving we attended a fundraiser night at Barnes & Noble to support Arrowhead Elementary. When we arrived, Brighton could hardly believe that Santa was there! After waiting patiently in line for her turn to talk with the Jolly Old Sole, she approached him for her opportunity to let him hear all about her Christmas dreams.

Well, Santa promptly noticed that Brighton was a bit younger than the other kids and asked her, "you are too little to go to school, aren't you?" "Nooooo - I am a BEE!" Brighton replied. At that point Santa shocked us all by asking Brighton if she went to St. John's (which is precisely where Brighton attends daycare and preschool). Our jaws hit the floor when Santa said, "I'm sure you know Lucy and Sydney, then." Brighton almost screamed, "THEIR MY BEST FWIENDS!!!" Gavin and I, along with about 10 people in line, were now listening attentively to see what Santa was going to know about Brighton next. Brighton continued to stare at Santa adoringly until he asked, "and what is YOUR name, little girl?"

Brighton went silent. She looked confused, even disbelieving, and she said, "you don't know my name?!?!?!?" To which Santa responded that he had quite a lot of little boys and girls' names of which to keep track. Brighton, not believing that Santa knew her friends Lucy and Sidney but didn't know HER, said rather loudly, "SANTA, you know my name, you've known my name since my FIRST CWISTMAS!!!! .... It's BRIGHTON BRADLEY MURPHY!" Everyone laughed and the conversation turned to Brighton wanting "everything she sees on TV." Needless to say, it was pretty darn cute - we're still giggling a bit about it.