Mattie doesn’t believe in Santa Claus. We never really pushed the whole Santa thing on her and since this was her first reaction to the man back on her first Christmas holiday….
It just seemed like maybe we wouldn’t ever go there.
She has also asked some really deep questions regarding the whole Santa thing, like why do the kids in the hospital that really need the presents because they can’t go out and play and don’t feel good – why are we the ones buying their Christmas presents if Santa is supposed to be bringing them. This is a quote from the Mattie, “If a little kid is sick in the hospital, they can’t possibly be naughty so they would have to be on the nice list. But every year, our school collects tons of toys because they say if we don’t, those kids won’t have Christmas.” Yes, I have my fears that even if we had tried to go the Santa route, Mattie would have killed it a while ago.
But she wants to believe in him and the magic that seems to come along with all things Santa. So as soon as we got back to Mumsey’s and she had opened her annual Christmas Eve present (pajamas, of course!), Mattie set to work preparing for Santa.
I came out to the kitchen to get myself a drink and discovered this:
It’s 3 cookies, a glass of orange juice and a precious hand-written note explaining that we were out of milk so she left o.j. instead. Also, he probably doesn’t get orange juice very often so this might be nice.
When I was up getting Lila’s early morning bottle, I put the cookies back and poured out the cup. I think she knows exactly what happened to her little snack, but appreciated my effort to play along.
And I appreciated the little indulgence she allowed us, even though she knows Santa is just pretend.
Mama Tried 
nicely done Mattie Belle! what does Reese think of Santa?