How did he know our names?

We took the girls to a bowling party yesterday which could be a post all by itself.  It is quite funny seeing a 6, 4 and 1 year old bowling, especially the youngest one.  I tried to help her bowl but she kept saying "me do".  Anyway, after bowling, we decided to take the girls to Stew Leonards since it was right there next to the bowling alley.  As we made our way through the store, there were countless singing cows, chickens, milk cartons and plenty of dolls doing flips above the girls heads.  It kept them very entertained.

As we made our way around the last corner before the registers, there HE was....Santa!  There was no way the older girls were leaving without talking to him so we got in line.  We have always told them that you never know who the real Santa is since he is everywhere this time of the year.  We have said that he has to use "helper Santas" to talk to all of the kids so while in line the girls were evaluating him.  The consensus was "I don't think this is the real Santa". As a side note, Avery wanted nothing to do with Santa....she's at that age!

When it was the girls turn, they walked towards Santa.  As they got close, he greeted them by saying "hello Taylor, hello Erin".  They were stunned.  They sat and talked with him for a few moments and when they were done, he handed them candy canes and they walked off.  As we walked away, their tune changed.  "I think he was the real Santa!  How did he know ours names?  He was definitely the real Santa!"  It was very cute.

What they failed to realize was that they were still wearing their name tags from the bowling party :-)  You can see them in the picture below.