Hi Kids,

I see from my calendar that it is now the month of December and I am only 23 days away from my Big Night. Are you getting excited? Me too. Have you made your Wish List of Christmas toys? I sent DeDe back to the North Pole today so she can help Mrs. Claus and the elves and her elfette friends get all the toys ready in time for you wonderful girls and boys. But don't worry, I won't be alone. DeDe has already contacted Rock Tock and he'll be joining me here tomorrow on the east coast of the USA. Rock Tock calls me "Santa Dude" and sometimes even "Santa Baby." That elf certainly is a character!

Can you guess where I am today? Well, I headed north from Boston, flew over the state of New Hampshire, and landed in a city next to the ocean. YES! I'm in Portland, in the state of Maine. Right now I'm in a park across from Boothby Square and I'm playing the Hungry Hungry Hippos game with two wonderful children named Eddie and Suszy. Eddie says he wants a WIGGLES GUITAR for Christmas and Suszy would like the SUNNY DAZE and SWEET BERRY PONIES.

This just in on my laptop--Skyler wants me to fly over Cross Plains, Tennessee on my way back to the North Pole. Dear Skyler, I will do my best to head back your way when I make my last flight back to the North Pole.

Love to you all,

xox

Santa