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Whether a child is thrilled to meet Santa or bursts into tears at the proximity of the portly red-clad stranger, it is an experience to savor and recall with affection over the years. When the Pleasanton Weekly asked for Santa photos, several of you responded with oldies but goodies.
And that is what the season is all about — memories of Christmases past as well as celebrating today with the love of family and friends, and looking forward to many more years of holiday cheer.
Here’s a recap of the stories we received with this year’s Santa photo submissions. Click through the collection too:
A favorite photo of Shelly and Will Brun shows their sons visiting Santa at Blackhawk Plaza in 2012 — Adrian, 5; Niko, 1; and Marcelo, 2. The boys now attend Greenbrook Elementary School in Danville.
Santa, at Bass Pro Shop, holds young Livermore resident Rocco Graziano, 6 months, while Lucca Graziano, 2, insists on Grandma Carol Cano being in the photo.
Ethan Hernandez, 4, of Pleasanton who attends Quarry Lane preschool, visits with Santa at Baywood Court, an assisted living facility in Castro Valley where his grandma lives. He asked Santa for “Hot Wheels that do a loopdi loop.”
Mele Kalikimaka! Brayden, son of Julie Lewis, who attends Frederiksen Elementary in Dublin, visits Santa at the Navy Exchange Mall at Pearl Harbor with his nieces Brennah and Braelynn and brand-new-baby nephew Sawyer, whose parents Brett and Savannah Lewis-Meneses went to school in Pleasanton and Dublin.
Tommy Myers, 9, the son of Todd and Connie Myers and a fourth-grade student at Donlon Elementary, meets Santa at Museum on Main.
This shot of the Ready family was taken in 1997. Kendall, 4, and Matthew, 6, smile for the camera, blissfully unaware of the unhappiness of twin brothers, Austin and Blake, 17 months.
Cousins Kaylee, Karlie and Lexie enjoy a visit with Santa Claus while Logan isn’t too sure. Kaylee and Karlie Rocha are the daughters of Ken and Keri Rocha of Pleasanton, and they attend Donlon Elementary School. Lexie and Logan Lozano are the children of Katie and Jay Lozano of Livermore, where Lexie is in kindergarten at Croce Elementary. Proud grandparents are Ron and Patty Frankson of Pleasanton.
The Story family — Nolan, 12, a seventh-grader at Pleasanton Middle School; and Brooklynn, 10, a fifth-grader at Valley View Elementary, and parents Gina and Jason — visit Santa at Blackhawk Plaza, accompanied by their puppy Shea. It was Shea’s first Santa visit and she was not a fan, although she did pose for the photo, reluctantly, in her Mrs. Claus costume.