December 17th

Last night on the way home from Karen's, Zach and I had a heated conversation.  He announced that Rudolph is not real and was just made up for a good story and song.  He said Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, & Blitzen were real, but he didn't believe in Rudolph.  He made some good points like "Mom, have you ever seen an animal with a red nose or even a nose that glowed?" and "What exactly are reindeer games anyway?"  I finally convinced him he was real and how much it would hurt Santa's feelings if he didn't believe in Rudolph...Santa's FAVORITE reindeer.  (Man I hate lying to my kid)  By the time we got home, he believed in Rudolph again.  Today Elfie brought Zach some coal (made of chocolate) from Rudolph.  Zach thought it was hilarious.