portal north pole

So, the other day my mom had a message sent from Santa for each of the boys. It is on a sight called Portal North Pole. You type in some information about your child (or grandchild) and they get a personal message from Santa. He starts off by saying their name like "Hello Bob. I see you’re from Pennsylvania and you are 11 years old." He gives them something to work on (like being nicer to your brother) and tells them one thing he is bringing. Then, he has some elves check if they are on the Naughty or Nice list. After a few seconds, the green or red light turns on. Both boys were on the nice list.

You would think this would make them happy, right? WRONG!!! They were both upset. Bob was pouting and said to us, "I shouldn't have told Grammy that I wanted a big bucket of Legos. She must have told Santa that. I don't want that now. I want a camera for my PS3." I said, "You never said you wanted a camera for your PS3. How was Santa going to know that?" He went upstairs to pout some more. I know he sounds so spoiled. In all fairness to him, he truly couldn't decide what he wanted. We were just trying to guess at what to get him.

It was the same with SJ. Every time we asked him what he wanted, he would say he didn't know. "I'll think about it next week," said SJ each time we asked. SJ got upset over the video too, but not for the same reason as Bob. Santa told him he was getting a Wii game (not sure if Santa really is). He went upstairs to cry in his room. When I went up to talk to him, I asked him why he was crying. He said, "I am not crying. I am sweating from my eyes." He said, "I don't just want a Wii game. I want some plushies, Legos and an IPod." I said, "When has Santa ever brought you only one gift?"  That seemed to calm him down a little.  Well, Santa is bringing plushies and Legos, but not an IPod. "Santa may not have time to change his list since it so close to Christmas," I told SJ. He continued to "sweat from his eyes".

Now, I thought the video from Santa was a great idea. I don't know why these two were so upset over it. So, if you have kids who aren't as "sensitive" as mine, maybe your kids will enjoy it. Good luck and happy holidays!