Start of the Season

On Saturday, we took Riley to the Ops Group kids' Christmas party on base. It was a pancake breakfast with crafts, games, and of course, Santa. Last year, we didn't take Riley to see Santa, but this year, we thought it would at least be entertaining. Considering that she's usually pretty fearless, we figured she might be just fine with him. Anyhow, long story short, she ended up literally running right into him. She was racing back and forth through the halls when he came around a corner to make his entrance. She stopped dead in her tracks and looked up with very wide eyes. She looked more baffled than anything else. We followed Santa into the party where he knelt down to meet her face to face. He said hello and she just stood right there, kind of mesmerized, then she took off to running again.


I also need to include in this post some more evidence that proves Bauer is the greatest dog in the world. Yup, we've entered that stage.