2018 Letters to Santa

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609 Sweetwater/Vonore Rd. | Sweetwater, TN 37874 423-337-7101 | www.advocateanddemocrat.com 2 — Letters to Santa 2018 The Advocate & Democrat Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Coker I want for Christmas a Santa I would like a big old Could you give me that Hi Santa! How are the You are my favorite toy baby doll and a bed for her Batman cave and a robot. I Hot Wheels Garage on t.v.? reindeer doing? I am a good gifter. I would like a Finger- Creek to sleep in and new bicycle wish he was here. I wish he You are awesome, Santa. student. I will build a snow- ling, some books to read, and Elementary please. Thank you I hope could bring my whole family Love, man in winter. I want to have mermaid movie. School's you had a great year. toys! Levi West an Elsa castle, and I want to Love, Love, Love, have an Arendelle castle. Aryssa Shrader Letters to Torri Jones Asher Dear Santa, Love, Santa I want 100 phones and a Sierra McConnaughey Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Bigger Surprise Lol, LOL How are you? I’m doing I want a race car track and Santa I would like a dodge Dolls and a LOL Pearl, and Dear Santa, good. I have been a little a toy gun. I have been extra truck and a pontoon boat an LOL House. I love you. Are you feeding the good. I don’t think I deserve Mrs. Pittman's good this year. with a trailer. Love, reindeer good food? I have a present at all, but I do wish Kindergarten/ Love, Love, Kaitlyn Corbin been good, and I know that my Dad a Merry Christmas. Joseph Jones Trevor you have been good, too. Love, First Grade Dear Santa, For Christmas, I would like Sydney Deal (multi-age) Class Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I hope you are staying a rainbow toy car that I can I would love to have a I would like a green bike warm at the North Pole. I ride in, a stool to hop out of Dear Santa, Dear Santa, mermaid doll, a cheerleader with letters. have been very good. I want bed with, and a big stack of I want a toy Roblox, a toy I have been a good girl. doll, and a rainbow pony. I Love, a Scooby Doo Character. Pokemon. train, and a toy car because I want a toy cat with a cage will leave milk and cookies Oliver Love, Love, they are cool and awesome. Oh, for it to sleep in at night. for you. Zayne Nabors Claire Doyle I don’t want too much presents. Love, Love, Dear Santa, Love, Liliana Barton Evalyn Cole I would love a doll for Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Hayden Long Christmas. I hope you are have Merry How are you? I was so Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, Christmas. I have been happy for how much presents Dear Santa, I want a WWE wrestling I have been a good girl Ada wanting a Fingerling Robot. I you gave me and my brother I like your shoes. I hope belt and a laptop. I will leave this year. I would like a Hello have been wanting a . I last year, but this year anyway you have a great day. What milk and cookies for you. Kitty cat, a cat pillow, and a Dear Santa, have been wanting Legos. what I want for Christmas is I want for Christmas is a Love, live kitty pocket. I would like a Paw Patrol Merry Christmas, to see my sister and a Doh remote control RCA car, a few Samuel Tucker Love, firetruck and a remote control Emma Moser Vinci. Oh, and other cool Lego people, and slime. Aren Hemming car. things like a drum and music Love, Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, things, but about the Doh Trenton Parker Thank you for all the toys Dear Santa, Luke I hope you and the elves Vinci, I’m pretty sure your I received last year. Please I would like a pocket knife, have a good Christmas. I elves are watching me writing Dear Santa, bring me a toy kitty cat, a a race track, and some hot Dear Santa, want a motor dirt bike. this, so they can tell you what I’m good today. I would purse, and an Elsa Doll. I wheels cars. I would like a Barbie house Love, I mean. Also, I want Legos, love for you to visit, and I have been a good girl. Love, to play with. Kyler Curtis please and thank you. love you. I would like dia- Love, Damon Swilley Love, Love, mond earrings and stick-on Summer Spence Harley Dear Santa, Xander Webb fingernails. Ms. Dalton's I want a phone and a Big- Love, Dear Santa, Second Grade Class Dear Santa, ger Surprise LOL, an LOL Dear Santa, Leona Long I would like a drum set. I I would like a Lego Batman Doll, an LOL Pearl, and an I have been good this year. have been good. I will leave set and a Power Ranger mask. LOL House. Merry Christ- I want a robot that brings Dear Santa, you some cookies and milk. Dear Santa, Love, mas. popcorn to you and toilet pa- How are you? I am doing Love, For Christmas I would Griffin I love you, per, Legos toy, and a remote great. I have been good. I Ranger Wear like some Unnies and an Natalie Martin control Lightning McQueen would like a dirt bike, a Play- American Girl Doll. Dear Santa, car. station 4 with Grand Theft Dear Santa, Love, I would like a Nintendo Dear Santa, Love, Auto, and a bicycle. Please bring me a doll, Rae Andrews Switch, I love you! I want a mini Troy Matthew Hudgins Love, mermaid pajamas, and a Love, motorcycle and a Ninetindo Devin Johnson rock star Barbie Doll. Thank Dear Santa, Briar Switch. I also want a D.S. Dear Santa, you for bringing presents. I would like a Hover Board Love, How are you? I’m doing Dear Santa, Love, for Christmas. Dear Santa, Easton Stone good this year. For Christmas How are the elves? I guess Peyson Hemming Love, I would like a Santa suit. I would like a track of Hot the elves are busy. I would Taylin Brannon Love, Dear Santa, Wheels, and a train called the like a Santa phone, 15 Ro- Dear Santa, Waylon How are you feeling? I Polar Express, and a remote blox people, and 10 Roblox I want an L.O.L doll and a Dear Santa, want a toy Lamborghini. control truck. I hope you can sets, lots and lots of Legos, a toy castle. Please bring me a kitten Dear Santa, Love, bring Rudolph. skateboard, one scooter, and Love, for Christmas. I would like a Barbie Ruger Kirkland Love, one of those safe banks. Isabella McCoy Love, house. Nathaniel Wallace Love, Caylee Ann Davis Love, Dear Santa, Gus Paris Dear Santa, Azlynn I want a phone. I want a 2 Dear Santa, This year for Christmas Dear Santa, D.S. How are you? I guess you Dear Santa, I would like a Hot Wheels I would like a pink watch, Dear Santa, Love, are fine. I have been good this I want a new truck, a new four Ultimate Garage Tower a necklace, a baby doll, and I would like a jeep. Fisher Reed year. For Christmas, I would wheeler, and some new books Shark Racetrack and a real some pretty tennis shoes. Love, like a coloring set, a Lego to read. I want a new horse, a basset hound puppy. Thank Love, Isaac Dear Santa, fire set, and a present for my new dirt bike, and a dog. you very much and Merry Jessen Davis I love you. I want a little dogs, Crockett and Rascal, Love, Christmas. Dear Santa, robot. I want a Nintendo and good Christmas cheer. I Abram Hutchison Love, Dear Santa, I would like a bunch of art Switch. hope you use Rudolph this Myles Pittman Please bring me some arts stuff. Love, year. Dear Santa, and crafts and an Adventure Love, Rowen Lundy Love, I want for Christmas some Dear Santa, Kit. Also, I would love to Ana Nolan Woods Lincoln Logs, and the thing I want a real horse, a toy have a camera for Christ- Dear Santa, on the playground that is a bird, and a kitty cat. Thank mas. Dear Santa, I want a Legos Super Vil- Dear Santa, half circle with shapes that I you so much. Love, Could I please have a teddy lain Game. It is $60. I want Have you been well this can climb all over. I’ve been a Thank you, Preston Lynch bear? a Lego Batman Game and a year? I have been great this good boy for you. Paisley Patterson Love, Spiderman Game. year. This year, I would like Love, Dear Santa Claus, Lennon Love, for Christmas a gazillion Greyson Murdock Dear Santa, I want a splat ball and an Ayden Stratton kittens, a few remote control I would like a Hot Wheels Elf on the shelf. Dear Santa, jeeps, and a few robots. I Ultimate Garage Tower Shark Love, I would like a kitchen set. Dear Santa, hope you can bring all of Racetrack, a Smashers Enora Moser Love, I want a big unicorn. It has these things. Te l l i c o Set, and a Crate Creatures Kimberly to be a real one. I want a new Love, Plains Batman toy. I will leave you Dear Santa, purple bike. I want a zebra. Cole Shadden West milk and cookies. I want a toy car and a Dear Santa, Love, Elementary Love, Mario Nintendo Game. I would like a Ford truck. Kadance Dalton Dear Santa, School's Trevor McDaniel Love, Love, How are you? Are you Jesse Reed Silas Dear Santa, good? I have been good this Letters to Dear Santa, I want to stay with you. I year. Don’t worry, we will Santa I would like for Christmas Dear Santa, Dear Santa, want a four-wheeler and a bring you cookies for you a toy dinosaur and a toy Please bring me an Elf Pet I want a monkey. Lamborghini. Santa. We don’t want much and a Boy Elf on the Shelf. farm that has cows and pigs Love, Love, presents this year. Christmas Mrs. Mathews' with it. I have been a good Love, Emily Matthew Howard is not about presents. Will boy this year. Madison Swilley you bring us presents? I want Preschool Class Love, Dear Santa, Mrs. Sanders' a baseball. I want to have a Dear Santa, Benjamin Davis I would like a bulldozer Second-Grade Class great Christmas together. Dear Santa, I would like a Drone for and Legos. Love, I have been nice. I would Dear Santa, Christmas. Love, Kylee Hunt like a baby doll for Christ- I have been a good girl Love, Santa Dear Santa, mas. I would also like a this year. I would like a Brayden Thomas I want some Mega Blocks. I Dear Santa, kid truck with a button that Vampirine Doll and a farm Dear Santa, want a Rapunzel doll and Max How are you? I’m doing makes it go. I would also set. I want a Barbie doll set. her horse, and pieces of paper to great. I have been good this like a car. I love you Santa. Love, write letters. Merry Christmas! year. For Christmas I would Love, Rural Vale Faith Bartlett Haylie Burgin Keona Love, like a FitBit, and a 100 dollar Elementary Kara Pike bill, and a tablet. Make sure Dear Santa, Dear Santa, School's Dear Santa, your reindeers are ready to fly I have been a nice boy I would like a toy astro- I want toy cars. Dear Santa, and you wear your seatbelt. this year. I would like some naut, a pirate ship, and a Letters Love, What I want for Christmas Love, puzzles for Christmas. I is a Jack Links Beef Jerky, a toy fox. I will leave special to Santa Cecil Marissa Nickel would also like a toy racecar. cookies for you. dirt bike, and some Pokemon I will try to leave you some Love, Ms. Powell's cards, and that is all. Dear Santa, milk and cookies to eat. Garrett Cole Love, How is the North Pole? Jase Bartlett First-Grade Class Eli Kirkland I have been bad this year. Dear Santa, Mrs. Steible's For Christmas I would like a Dear Santa, I would like an Alligators Kindergarten Class Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Five Nights at Freddy’s video I have been so nice this Hot Wheels Racing Track Set I hope you are well. How How are you? I’m great. game, and Lego set (it doesn’t year. For Christmas I would I’ve been good this year. I and a toy dinosaur. Thank Dear Santa, is Mrs. Claus doing and how matter), and a Magic 8 Ball. like some toy cars. I would would like a toy dog, some you and Merry Christmas. For Christmas I would like are you? I want a Shopee I hope your elves won’t get also like a baby doll with Legos, and a toy scorpion. Love, drums and a Batman bike. doll. splinters. blue clothes. Thank you, Love, Braison Debty Love, Thank you, Love, Santa! Cole Cuyler Tanner Stacy Lynn Remington Jinks Zoe Davis The Advocate & Democrat Letters to Santa 2018 — 3

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I hope I am on the nice Please bring me some I have been nice this year, All I want for Christmas is I have been good this I would like a monster list this year. Please bring arrows for Christmas. I want so I know I’m on the good a dinosaur game, a dinosaur year. I would like to have a truck please, a gun to shoot me a doll that looks like a my own Christmas tree too. list. I would like some slime toy and bike. A baby dino toy cat, Minecraft plush toy, a target with. Also, I would real woman. I also want a I would like some blocks for and Kinetic sand for Christ- toys and anything dino!!! a new Cinderella blanket like another water bottle Strawberry Shortcake doll my house also. Thank you! mas. I also would like a bear Love, and if you can get a puzzle and some snow. I would and a girl Christmas doll. Elijah Lauderdale for a present. I really want Namon Holcomb or a game. Thank you like a green hoodie, my own Please bring me a doll that a water table. Eat and drink Love, spoon, and a thing to play looks like me. I love you so Dear Santa, the chocolate cookies and Dear Santa, Grace Goforth video games on. I would like much Santa! I have been a very good white milk I leave you. My name is Hoadon Davis a baseball hat and golf balls. Kaileigh Debety girl this year. Please bring Tanner Ogle and I have been pretty good Dear Santa, Please and thank you! me a Fancy Nancy toy for this year. Please bring me PJ I am trying to be very Love, Dear Santa. Christmas. Also, I would Dear Santa, mask toys and the big Mar- nice to others, so I hope Wesley Parson I have been a nice girl. like a slime toy. I would also I want an elephant that shalls Fire Truck from Paw I get some gifts. I will be I want an Elsa doll and a like a toy puppet. Thank you, stomps and makes noise. Patrol. Please bring my big waiting for you. Please Dear Santa, baby wearing pink clothes. Santa! I also want a dinosaur and brother Peyton something, come early! I would like a notebook, a I also really want a unicorn Brayleigh Laws rhino that walks too. Please he has been good also. Love, doll, and a stuffed animal. stuffed animal. I will leave bring me some Pete the Love, Vidhi Patel Love, you chocolate cookies and Dear Santa, Cat books too. Thank you, Hoadon Davis Jaci Crowder white milk. I have been nice this year. Santa. Dear Santa, Addalyn Driver For Christmas I would like a Javin Pilkey Dear Santa, I have been a good girl Dear Santa, toy reindeer, a giant cookie, I would like a rainbow this year. I want a play- Can I please have a phone, Dear Santa, a T-rex, and some Under Dear Santa, watch, a princess toy and house, a new Barbie doll tablet, books to read, a new I am on the nice list this Armour clothes. I’m going I’m on the nice list. I a princess telescope. I and a Barbie car, an alarm battery for my mamaw. I year because I have been to leave you some chocolate would love to have a big love you Santa, and I love clock, and a big giraffe to would like some pants, so good. I really want a chip cookies and cow’s milk. tall Paw Patrol house. I also everyone in the whole world. sleep in my bed. I like your shirts, and dresses. My Sophia the First bicycle Kyler Lovingood would like a star gazing P.S. My baby brother wants a belt, Santa. brother would like some with my name on it and pink game. Also, I’d like a big Mickey Mouse toy. Love, pants and shirts. Thank you. stripes. I also want a doll Dear Santa, tall measuring thing for my Love, Isabella Hodge Love, that looks like me that has I think I’m on the nice list. house in Tellico Plains. I Lily Kelley Kailynn Bankester a shirt and pants that look Please bring me a big doll would also like a big new Dear Santa, like mine. Also, I want a lot house with two dolls so trampoline with the zip Dear Santa, I have been good this Dear Santa, of squishies. I’m going to they can play together. I also up net around it. Please I would really like to have year. I would like a toy car I love you! Thank you for leave you chocolate chip would like a big rocket ship. bring my little sister a little a tornado maker that spins and a teddy bear. coming to my house last cookies and chocolate milk. Also, I would like two blue squishy octopus toy. I’m around. I enjoy learning Love, year. Can you please bring Mylee Ferguson puppies. I hope you like your going to leave cookies and about weather. Also, my little Jeremiah Bartlett me a smart watch, arrows cookies and milk. milk for you and carrots and brother Ramsey wants a big for my bow, a ukulele, and a Dear Santa, Marley Martin apples for your reindeer. monster truck with batteries. Dear Santa, balance bike with a bell and I have been very nice Titus Schrimsher We’ll leave you some milk I would like you to bring streamers. Merry Christmas! and only a little bit mean. I Dear Santa, and cookies! me a baby doll, baby Love, would love a baby doll with I hope I’m on your nice Dear Santa, Love, clothes, a police car, and a Ryleigh West blue clothes. I really want list. I want some shape I’ve been a nice little girl Reece Ervin dump truck for Christmas. some craft making slime. games, a go cart, and a toy this year. Please bring me Thank you Santa. Dear Santa, I’m going to leave you some jeep to ride in. I also would a Barbie house. I also want Dear Santa, Love, I would like a doll, a chocolate milk. like a choo-choo train. I’m a Minnie Mouse bed and I have been a really good Brooklyn Brannon notebook, new shoes, and a Catelyn Hitson leaving you chocolate chip a baby doll with purple girl. I would like to have stuffed animal. cookies and white milk. clothes. I also really want a real camera (silver) for Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, Isaac Martin an LOL doll. I’ll leave you Christmas. For Christmas I would Eliza Carter I would like two twin chocolate chip cookies and Love, like a Ryan’s World Egg, Hatchimals and a big Dear Santa, white milk. Megan Teague some science experiments, Mrs. Johnson's Hatchimal. Also, I would Please bring me a toy Iva Welch and a new board game. I like puzzles and Pete the truck and a dinosaur that Dear Santa, have been very awesome Kindergarten Class Cat books and toys. I also walks and says “Roar." I Mrs. Debety's What I want for Christmas this year! want an iPad and a doll that would also like a radio. I is shoes, socks, boots, nail Love, Dear Santa, looks like me. love you Santa! Kindergarten Class polish and a doctor set. Hagan Reno This year for Christmas I Lily Howard Ian Miller Love, would like a phone, dress Dear Santa, Jazlynn Matter Dear Santa, up clothes, high heels and a Dear Santa, Dear Santa, This year I would like For Christmas I would new caboodle. Please bring I have been nice this year. Please bring me lots of Thomas, ABC books, a farm, Dear Santa, like a paintball gun, sling my sister Lucy a new walker I want a skateboard for toys with a Christmas tree. a Batman toy, and slime. I’ve I would like a toy gun, a shot, a Nintendo switch, and bring my brother a color- Christmas. Bring my brother I’m leaving cookies and milk been a good boy and I can’t walkie talkie, and an army bow and arrow, and a shot- ing book with crayons. I will a skateboard too, please. for you. I’ve been good this wait to see you! motorcycle. gun! Please and thank you. leave you cookies and milk. Thank you, Santa! year! 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Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Santa, Santa, Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I have been good this year. I want a phone, horse and What I want for Christ- I would like a dinosaur! I want a walkie talkie, scooter, Please bring me a barn for I would like cars, trucks, toy pink DVD player for Christ- mas is toy tow truck, dump Love, Hatchie Baby, LOL surprise doll, my horses. shark, a tablet, and a little mas. I’m thankful for what truck, bulldozer, log truck, Josephine Watson Echo Dot Kids Addition game, Love, puppy dog that likes to play you do. I love you. ride on excavator and a JoJo stuff, a pool, ball, baseball Sarah Wall ball and ride in cars. I also Love, John Deer tractor so I can Santa, set, and the following games: want a big toy truck that I can Kallie Jones help papaw and daddy work I want a camera, BIBLE, Pie Face Cannon, Poopsie Dear Santa, ride in with my puppy dog. outside, and Santa for my doll house, leap frog, Slime Surprise, Yeti Set, go, How was your day? I Love, Dear Santa, little brother Mason bring phone, tablet, and a key and a Flushin Frenzy. would like a new iPhone. I Matthew Locke I want a gun to shoot a him the same toys as I chain. Love, have been very good this deer, a fishing pole and a want. Love, Alexandria McCarter year. And two huskies for Dear Santa, remote control 4-wheeler. P.S. I’ve been a good Myah Wheeler mom and Jon. Thank you! I have been very good this Love, boy and so was my little Dear Santa, Love, year. I would like a real race Jayvin brother. We will both have Mrs. Hollinghead's I would like to have a hover Zion car for Christmas, like one I you plenty of cookies and board, a racecar, a drone, a can really drive. Dear Santa, milk waiting on you. First-Grade Class tractor, a dirt bike, guitar, a Dear Santa, Love, I want a crochet kit, a toy Love, chainsaw, clothes, Nerf guns, a You are my friend! I Mikiah White cell phone and a doctor kit. Dustin Jones Dear Santa, phone, a tablet, a swing set, and want to bring me pres- Love, I would like a Baby Alive, a playhouse. ents. Mickey Mouse is my Dear Santa, Elsie Chapman Santa, an iPad, clothes, boots, Love, favorite. I want cars and I would like a bean bag I want a Rudolph that make-up, and some Slim Mason Conley airplanes please. I also and a stuffed dog. I would Dear Santa, Red-Nosed Reindeer and a Jims. I will leave you some want some Batman clothes. lie a LOL Giant Surprise Christmas is my favorite tree house, an elephant and cookies and milk. Dear Santa, Please don’t wake me up House and truck. Holiday. You are my favorite a Mickey Mouse Club- Love, For Christmas, I would like coming down the chimney, Love, guy. This year I want a new house for Christmas. Thank Harley Smith a bag with pink spots, a soft thank you! Arryson Debety dirt bike for Christmas and a You! blanket, Bath and Body Works, Love, greedy granny game. Love, Dear Santa, a tablet, a case for my tablet, Jesse Thomas Mrs. Paige Taylor's Love, Abby Lethco All I wish for is a dirt bike. and a lamp with black spots. Kyson French You are the best. I love you! Love, Dear Santa, Kindergarten Class Santa, Thank you, Taylor O’Dell I would like a shooting Dear Santa, I would like an LOL doll. Cooper Davis drone and a treasure box Dear Santa, I want a bunch of toys this I would also like an Apple Dear Santa, for Christmas. Please bring I want a real telephone so year. I want to tell you that I Iphone with the match- Dear Santa, I want a Nintendo Switch my sister a baby, a pink I can play games, big puzzle want a bed to sleep in. I want ing Apple Watch. I want I would like some Legos, with Minecraft and Mario Cart one. I will make you cook- game and a whole bunch of friends. an American Girl Doll a Jeep, a new coon light, a games. I also would like Legos. ies and leave you a Coke. I presents. Love, with blonde hair and extra new coon dog, a Sponge- Please give the carrots to the love you Santa! Love, Nessa Laws clothes. I would also like Bob table, football pants, reindeer. Love, Aubrey Yearwood extra shoes for my doll. new red tracking dog collar, Love, Colton Driver Dear Santa, Love, new shoes, and a new red Greyson Davis Dear Santa, I want some Halloween McKinnly Lucas bike. Thank you. Dear Santa, I want some Hatchimals stuff and some dinosaurs and Love, Dear Santa, For Christmas this year and some makeup. I also the Hulk. Santa, Nathan Gourley I have been a good girl this I want a dance pad and an want some Pokémon cards Love, I would like a firetruck year. I want you to bring me a Apple watch and a green and animal jam. Issac Adams and a big dumptruck. I also Dear Santa, LOL surprise doll house and monster truck. I also want Love, would like tools and I want I have been good. I want a some LOL dolls. I also want a some green boots and a Charlie Hodge Dear Santa, to get a lot of toys to play go cart, a phone, and a gun phone and lots of money and a new toy bunker. This year for Christmas I with. I will leave you lots of to hunt with please. I love LOL surprise doll. Love, Dear Santa, want a dirtbike. I also want a milk and cookies. you, Santa! Love, Damon Johnson My name is Landon Tallent toy truck. Love, Love, Kaitlyn Hudson and I live in Ballplay. I want Love, A.J. Melton Brantley McDaniel Dear Santa, a remote control dirt bike, a Aidan Jones Ms. Mantooth's I have been a good gun with bullets and a remote Santa, Dear Santa, boy. May I please have control race car. Dear Santa, I want a skateboard. I I would like an electric First-Grade Class some Legos and a race Love, For Christmas I want a toy. want Spiderman pj’s, I want scooter, a new phone, a car. Thank you, me and Landon B. Tallent I want a tractor. a toy power ranger and a large Nerf gun, a big fluffy Dear Santa, mommy will make you Love, toy action figure. I want a dog, deer hunting clothes, I want shopkins, a tablet, some cookies. Dear Santa, Zachery Kyle Scooby Doo teddy bear. I and a deer hunting gun. clothes, and boots. I love you. Love, For Christmas I would like want a Minecraft stuffed Love, Loretta Trevlin Gourley an electric scooter, a new Dear Santa, animal and a Santa stuffed Bryson Bivens phone, nerf gun and a sketch For Christmas I want animal, toy table, chair and Dear Santa, Dear Santa, pad. I love you Santa! Legos, a Lightning McQueen a Spiderman hat. Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like I would like to thank you Love, or Mater toy, and my very Love, I want a motorcycle, a a LOL doll, a book, and a for making Christmas so Parker Bivens own robot. Landon Packett bike, cards, a stuffed toy, puppet. special. I love Jesus the Love, and a book for Christmas. Kyndal most. Dear Santa, Briar Kelley Santa, Love, Love, I want a dollhouse, and a I would like to get some Kaiden Nuttall Dear Santa, Dalton Thomas Barbie camper. Mrs. Tina Taylor's dinosaurs, superheroes, For Christmas I would like a Love, motorcycles and some big Dear Santa, bow and some money. I would Dear Santa, Josalynn Harris Kindergarten Class trucks. I want a crown, a sled like to cheer, an x-box game, I would like to have a Love, with diamonds on it, some and a big book. car crash track and some Dear Santa, Santa, Daniel Phillips My Lil’ Pony Mermaid bath Abby rabbids please. May I also For Christmas I would like For Christmas, I would like dolls, child Barbie Dolls, have a new tablet and bring a robot toy, a Ryan egg, and to have an electric guitar, a Santa, glow in the dark Kinetic Dear Santa, my mommy one too. some new movies. big trampoline, a real motor- I would like a guitar, Sand, and big or small For Christmas I would like a Love, Love, cycle, a pink drum set so my puppy, or a cry baby doll. Hatchimals. go-cart, a car, and a dirt bike. Dalton Feerer Jadon Presley sister can play with it, and I Either one will do. Thank Love, Noah want a workout set. you for giving all kids a Alanna Weaver Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, present! Dear Santa, I would like a Pokémon I would love to have a Liam Arden Love, Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like an game, Pokémon books, endoraptor toy, a Huge Dixie Rose For Christmas, I want LOL doll and a Barbie power Pokémon shoes, and socks Godzilla, and a big book Santa, Lego sets and robots to wheel Van. and Pokémon toys, and so I can read to daddy and How are you and Mrs. Santa, build and a kids black watch Savannah some new pants with Poké- momma. Thank you for Claus? How are the rein- I would like a toy car that and a basketball. Thank mon on them and some bringing everyone toys! deer and the weather in the I can fit in, new guitar, nike you!!! Dear Santa, Legos. Love, North Pole? Have I been shoes, stereo, new clothes, Love, For Christmas I would like Love, Eli Thomas good enough for a bicycle? new phone, a hover board, Keegan Taylor a football, a glove for football, Matthew Jones Because that’s what I really new camera and that’s all. and an X-box. Dear Santa, want for Christmas. I also Love, Dear Santa, Coby Dear Santa, I want a toy shark, a car, would like some toy animals, Courtney Scott I want a new tablet. I also I love you Santa. I have dragons and dinosaurs, Bat- and a leather vest and chaps want a pet goldfish. Then I Dear Santa, been really good this year man, alarm clock, monster so I could ride with my Santa, also want a new Nintendo. For Christmas I would like a for mommy. I would like truck and a fence. daddy and pappaw on the For Christmas, I would Then I want a new orna- Ben Ten Chamber and some two Nerf guns, bullets for Love, motorcycles. Please and like a Pokemon beanie and ment. Then I want Jurassic lost kittens. them, a rooster, a chicken, Eli Davis Thank You! Plato. Mommy said I was a World toys. Then I want Tyeler six bouncy balls, three Love, good boy this year. Jaws toys. Then I finally robots, you can get them Dear Santa, Gunner Cole Love, want a phone. Dear Santa, at Walmart, a Jurassic I wish I could have a slime/ Brandon Shapiro Love, For Christmas I would like Lego set, and a Chewy playdough set, a fidget spin- Santa, Emma Hamilton some jumping bags, a chapter Star Wars action figure. I ner and an art table with sup- I would like a race car and Santa, book, and some balls to play would like a race car and a plies for Christmas! Please a little robot. I want you to come by my Dear Santa, sports with. race car track and Monster enjoy the cookies and milk I Love, house with a lot of pres- I want a Nintendo, X-box Eli Jams. Could you please leave out for you! I love you Colten Effler ents. I want books, color- One, and a scooter. get my brother Blake Hyatt and Jesus! ing books, clothes and Love, Dear Santa, a Chewy Star Wars action Love, Santa, toys. Also, I want you to go Junior Harris For Christmas I would like figure and an airplane? We Khloey-Anne McKeehan I would like a Barbie Doll to the houses with kids that a Nintendo Switch, a white will set out some home- House and Barbie Doll don’t have toys. Thank you! Dear Santa, glove, and an X-box One. made cookies. Dear Santa, Princesses and that’s it for Love, I would like a toy car- Logan Love, I have been a pretty good Christmas. Thank you! Daniela Smith ousel and a toy train and Christian Martinez boy. I would like an electric Love, new crayons and a new toy Dear Santa, four wheeler that has to be Judith Everhart Santa, horses and PJ Masks toys. For Christmas I would like Dear Santa, charged with a pedal that I wish for lots of toys. I will leave food for your a new X-box remote for my Can you please bring me makes it go. Santa, Love, reindeers. sisters and myself. I also want a camera? Love, I would like some Legos Zavier Terlaje Love, a smart watch and Adidas Love, Marcus Locke and a Nintendo DS. Brayden McLemore shoes. Kadence Woods Love, Santa, Love, Dear Santa, Liliana Howe My name is Audriee Trot- Dear Santa, Jaxson Dear Santa, My name is Zoie Rebehn. I ter. I would like a Rollie, My name is Braylon. I am Dear Santa, I have been very good want a princess Barbie. I also Santa, Baby Alive, Baby Born, and 6 years old. Please bring me For Christmas I would like this year. I want a toy want a new notebook. I would I want a big red hulk and a a Shimmer and Shine. I a four wheeler, a basketball a Big Surprise LOL. I would kitchen for Christmas and a really like a new Barbie big green hulk, and I want a want to wish you and your and goal, and a bike. Also a like a Baby Alive Doll and an crybaby doll and bottle too. camper. Thank you. black Spiderman. deer a Merry Christmas! go-cart please. art set. Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Thanks, Tressian Standridge Zoie Rebehn Dallas Ogle Audriee Trotter Braylon Sloan Zoey The Advocate & Democrat Letters to Santa 2018 — 5

Mrs. Webb's/Ms. Mrs. Walker's Dear Santa Claus, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Crowder's First-Grade Class Here is what I want for I would like a Mario and a What I want for Christmas I want a hair dryer, a Christmas, a basketball Foxxy and baby. is an airsoft gun, BB gun, princess table, new coon First-Grade Class goal for my trampoline, a Love, PUBG, and a Max Steel suit. hunting boots, a new pink Dear Santa, basketball, a new phone, Damian Love, bike, some new clothes, a Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a new bike, a robot and a Aiden Rebehn new blanket, a new t.v., and I have been a really good some Ryan Mystery toys, hatchable. If I could get all Dear Santa, some new coloring books. girl this year. I don’t need a Spiderman toys, and a Captain those things it would be My name is Destiny I'm Dear Santa, Love, lot. I just would really love America toy awesome! 7 and a half years old. For My name is Liam. I have Kylie Harrill to have a LoL baby doll Love, Love, Christmas I would like a been very good this year. I and a cry baby. Also, a race Kaidence Presley Brandon Pike Hoverboard, a Little Creature hope you’ve had a good time Dear Santa, car for my brother Michael House, and a pair of new at the North Pole. For Christ- I want a Cuphead and Santa, and I. Since daddy ran ours Mrs. Brannon's shoes. mas I would like Nerf guns, Mugman Plush, LEGO over. I love you and Merry This is Ashton. I have been Love, Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokémon, and Jurassic World Lockwood Christmas. a good boy. I want a drum set, Second-Grade Class Destiny Davis a crossbow. I will be happy Estate and the Colossal Love, trucks, cars, a game, and a with whatever you give me. I T-Rex, and LEGO Harry Rylie Kay hone. Please bring my Sissy Dear Santa, Dear Santa, hope you have a safe trip this Potter Hogwarts Whomping and Bubba something too. I Thank you for giving us I wish I had a PS 4 with Christmas Eve. Willow. Dear Santa, will try to have some cookies. toys for Christmas. I would games. Love, Love, I would like a Mangle Love, like a driving Batman Lego Love, Liam Self Cooper Smith Foxxy and paw patrol Sky. Ashton Car, an armored Batman Jaden Love, set, and one of those big Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Mercedez Dear Santa, treasure boxes. Dear Santa, This Christmas I would like I want a kid watch and a For Christmas I would like Wyatt Hersey For Christmas, I would like some girl Lego sets, a blanket baby that I can feed. I also Dear Santa, a Nintendo Switch and also a a phone with a Mermaid case. with a cross on it, and I would want a Zuppies robot dog. I want a dirt bike and a Nintendo 3D. Dear Santa, I would also like a Dirt Bike. also like some girl chapter Thank you for getting me a toy boat that runs on a bat- Love always, I want a giant Peppa Pig Love, books. Thank you very much! present. tery with a four wheeler to Mason Cole House and that is all I want Caylee Ferguson Love, pull it. Thank you for every for Christmas, Santa. I want Love, Mia Stinnett toy you’ve given me! Love Dear Santa, to see your reindeer. I espe- Dear Santa, Hannah Grace Taylor you Santa! I’ve been a really good girl cially want to see Rudolph. I want a harmonica and Dear Jesus, Love, this year. I would like to get Molly Frye guitar. Dear Santa, Happy Birthday!!! I would Jackson Wayne Miller a Barbie House and a Barbie Love, I would like a purple toy car, like a guitar, candy, clothes, doll. I would also like a Wish Dear Santa, Brian a stuffed Care Bear, a pickle shoes, books, and a doll. Dear Santa, Me Puppy. Oh, and one more I have been really good ball net, and a phone. There Love, I want a nerf gun, wal- thing, I would like a tablet. I this year. Here are a few Dear Santa, will be cookies and milk. Riaunna Dalton let, first grade pokeman, will leave milk and cookies. things I want for Christmas. I I would like a Dirt Bike, Merry Christmas! books, PS 4 hot wheels, Love, would like a smart watch, an a Nerf Gun, and a remote Love, Dear Santa, Nickelodeon slime, $100, Alayna Croft LOL pets ball and a new pair control car. Kinsley Bear I would like the game Red big Call of Duty set, piggy of shoes. Thank you, and Love, Dead Redemption 2, and a bank, tablets, Nintendo Dear Santa, Merry Christmas, Santa. Conner Jones Dear Santa, Playstation 4 game system. switch, new shoes, a new I want some Kinetic sand, Rhilynn Witt Please bring me a Doc I would also like the game back pack, Jurassic Park Baldi’s Basics Plushie, boxing Dear Santa, McStuffins doll. Also, I need House Flipper and Car dinosaur. toys, and Bendy and the Ink Dear Santa, I would like LOL Dolls, a more help with lefty. Mechanic 2018. Love, Machine game. I love you The first thing I want for pretty Barbie, and an Ameri- Love, Love, Evan Butler Santa. Christmas is a drone. I can Girl Doll. Haven Woods Riley Tucker Love, would like a nerf and Legos. Love, Dear Santa, Asher I want to tell you that I hope Willow Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I would like a remote you have a good Christmas, I have been a good girl this All I really want is a controlled jeep, shark house Dear Santa, Santa! Dear Santa, year. For Christmas, I want Kindle Fire and maybe a shoes, gloves, magic tricks, It is Namiah Sanches. I want Nash Martin I want a skateboard, Nerf a Hatchibabies Koalabee, a cool chapter book with wind up race cars, Sketcher a reborn baby doll, live like Gun, Dirt Bike, and a new Little Live Pets Lil’ Mouse 1,000 pages shoes size 1 and a half. monkey, money, and anything Dear Santa, backpack. House, and a Little Live Pets Love, Thank you so much Santa. else. I also want a JoJo Siwa. I want an iPhone and a dirt Love, Lil’ Cutie Pup Playset. I will Jasper Hamilton Love, I have been pretty good this bike for Christmas. Bentlee Moses leave you some milk and Bryson Merritt year. Love, cookies. Thank you! Dear Santa, Love, Matthew Henson Dear Santa, Love, For Christmas this year Dear Santa, Namiah I would like a phone, X- Lila Beth Standridge 2018 I want a toy M16 gun. I I have been a very good Dear Santa, box Onyx, and a Hoverboard. would also like a toy sniper boy. I would like to have Dear Santa, I want a real camera, cow- I have missed you. Dear Santa, rifle to go along with it. some 7 year old toys. I want a pet dog for Christ- boy boots, and a coon dog. I Love, I want hunting stuff. I made Love, Love, mas. I also want a remote love Christmas. Rylee two 70’s this year, but they are Maverick McJunkin Gage Williams control car. I want a little kid’s Jasin Davis getting better. dirt bike. That is all I want. See Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, you soon Santa. Dear Santa, I would like an alarm J.T. Plemons I would like my mom I wish for a real cry baby Love, I want to see you but I clock, Minnie Mouse mug, and dad to have a great doll and a robot dog and a Lawson know I can’t. But it’s ok. I’m and a car my size. Please tell Dear Santa, Christmas too, so could santa hat and a new back happy because I get to see Grandpa I love him. I want a bicycle, a Barbie they have a present? I pack shimmer and shine Dear Santa, my family. I want to have a Love, house, and some Barbies for would like a collection of backpack. I love you Santa. I want a fancy Nancy doll, small ball and a giant candy Cyanna Valentine Christmas. I hope you have a animal things and Cozmo What do you want milk and Barbie dream house, and a bar and a teddy bear and a safe trip. I love Christmas for the robot. cookies? I want a pie face Pepa Pig. I want my own little Happy New Year! Dear Santa, a lot of presents and toys to Love, cannons, poopsie slime fairy garden and a cooking set. Micah Dyer I would like a Crane, Hay play with. Maverick Shaw surprise, walkie talkies, Thank you Santa, Sprayer, and John Deere Love, scooter. Aubrey L. Dear Santa, Hay Baler. Merry Christmas Mattie Pesterfield Dear Santa, Love, I would like Nike’s, Legos, Santa! This year I hope you Brylee Lynn Dear Santa, Lego Ninjas, and a plane. Love, Dear Santa, bless the less fortunate I want a snow plow. I want a Thank you, Santa. Aiden White I have been a good girl this kids more so than me. I Dear Santa, phone battery. I want electron- Jordan Branson year. I would like a hover- have everything I need and I want a monster truck ics. I want a German Shepherd. Dear Santa, board, a puppy, and a laptop. want. Thanks for all you do! and a video game PS 4 and I want a Rottweiler. Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I will leave you milk and Love, a tablet and new phone for Trey What I want for Christmas What I want for Christmas is cookies. Bryson Heaton my mommy. is a doll mansion and a Bar- a phone, a Popsocket, and Love, Love, Dear Santa, bie that comes with it, a new new shoes. Abigail Franklin Dear Santa, Ember Martin I have tried really hard to be backpack for school, and a Love, This year I would like good this year. Can I please shop store with little foods Rori Williams Dear Santa, a pogostick, new bike, Dear Santa, have a laptop or a new gun this and people with it. I was a good boy. I would Nintendo Switch, a makeup I would like a Nerf year for Christmas? Riley Kirkland Dear Santa, like clothes, a tent, crayons, set, American Girl doll, and scavenger gun. A drone, Your friend, Please bring me a Drum colored pencils, and a Trans- a hoverboard. swimming pool. A glow in Connor Everhart Dear Santa, Set, American Girl Doll, and former. Love, the dark T-Rex that goes on For Christmas I want a Vet Set. I will leave you some Love, Kaydence Woody my finger. Dear Santa, Barbie Dream House, a bike, cookies and carrots. Michael Bankester Love, This year for Christmas and a tablet. Happy Christ- Love, Dear Santa, Waylon Moses I would love to have a new mas, Santa, I love you! Briley Dear Santa, May I please have an bicycle to go super-fast on, Zoey Hayes I would like a real-life baby American Doll for Christ- motorcycle toys, new book to Dear Santa, Mrs. Chastain's doll for Christmas, but my mas? Thank you, Santa. I want an electric guitar. read, and a Jaxon Storm car. I Dear Santa, biggest wish would be a Love, Please can you get me a have been extra good this year! I like toys. I want a new Second-Grade Class cure for Rett Syndrome! I Cadence Knox new family Mario game and I am going to be super nice nerf gun and I want Toys R would love a voice to talk to a tablet and bumble bee and and give my toys I don’t play Us to open again. Dear Santa, my friends and to be able to Dear Santa, raptor claws with mask. with anymore to the kids that Isaiah Johnson I want a doll that has run around and play with my I would like a Kylo Ren Love, don’t have any to play with! brown hair. I want a car that friends. I love you! lightsaber, a Kylo Ren cos- Tanner Taube Love, Dear Santa, is fake too. This is what I Love, tume, and a Godzilla toy. Alex York What I want for Christmas want for Christmas. I love Carly Teague Love, Dear Santa, is a new stocking so you can you because you are nice J.W. Harris Dear Santa, I would like a four wheeler put stuff in it. I want a Barbie and you give presents to us. Mrs. Wilson's for Christmas this year, a I would like a cry baby doll. Dream House so I can play Love, Dear Santa, real one please not one with I would also like a phone and with it and my Barbies. I Katy Smith Second-Grade Class I wish for a Hatchimals a battery please. I have been a pair of JoJo Siwa shoes. I want an America Dream Girl Surprise, a Barbie house, real good this year. would also like some lip gloss. doll. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, a phone, a Baby Alive that Love, Love, Peyton Norris I want Treasure X and Nerf Christmas is one of my eats, an Orbeez, Rollie Brently Locke Aubrey Hall and the final thing is a new favorite holidays. We get to my kissing puppy, a Mix Mr. Butler's PS4 game. be with family, friends, and and Mash, Crazy Art clay Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Second-Grade Class Love, open our presents. and slime, a new Bible, I am having a bad day. I would like a baby doll Alexander Dockery Love, an American Girl doll, a But Santa, I will have a that walks, talks, and cries. Jared Terlaje doll play center, Luvabella, good day tomorrow. I would like a teacher Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Zoomer Hungry Bunny, P.S. Can you think of badge, and a kid fitbit. I I would like a Green I would like a ready to Dear Santa, Fingerlings carousel play- anything else? Pikachu, Ben will leave you peanut butter Machine, Police cars, Coast robot, Lego Ninjago PS4 I would like a Barbie, horse, set, a nailset studio, a Spin Ten, Hot Wheels tracks with balls and milk. Love you Guard boats, and some game, and a Lego Ninjago necklace, unicorn, puppy, a Master Pottery Cool Studio, cars. This is what I want! Santa! stuffed animals. green dragon. I love you. real elf, hair bows, and cups. and Mix and Mash. Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Grant Pyros Kendyl Debety Ben Cross Legend Debety Bailey McJunkin Sagraya Roberts 6 — Letters to Santa 2018 The Advocate & Democrat

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Vonore I want some nelly dolls, I want an action figure of Hi Santa! I need a dog. I have been a good girl I have been a good boy don’t wake up daddy, bath Godzilla and I want a little I need a chicken. I need a this year. I want some slime, this year. I would like to have Elementary bombs, and a four wheeler. volleyball. I want a costume playground. Thank you. my own num num set, and a toy gear hunting clothes, a School's I love you and I always love for my dog. I’ve been very Your friend, I want a remote control car monster truck where it goes the toys you give me! good. Alliyah Henry that I can control by myself. up a ramp and flies through Letters Love, Love, I would also like to have the air, and a Michigan foot- to Santa Adleigh Jenkins Easton Presley Dear Santa, some cheerleader clothes. ball outfit (helmet and pads). I want a Minnie Mouse, Love, Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, an Elsa doll, and a Jo Jo Raylynn Cline Caleb Wakefield I want a nerf gun and a I want a four-wheeler. Siwa game. I have been pool! Thanks for all my I will leave you milk and good this year. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Mrs. Franklin's toys! cookies. I want a toy trans- Love, I have been a good girl this I have been a really good Kindergarten Class Love, former. I want Legos. Jasmine Herrera year. I would like to have a girl this year. I would like Jace Dean Love, car for dolls, a baby doll and to have a LOL dollhouse, Dear Santa, Isaac Rivas Dear Santa, some dolls. some Barbie’s and a pretend I want an iPhone, head- Mrs. Gibson's Happy Christmas! I want Love, bunny. I love you, Santa! phones with Bluetooth, and Kindergarten Class Dear Santa, a big LOL doll. I want a big Nicole Mora-Corona Love, candy. I will leave you some I want a Barbie Styling LOL doll pet. I want a baby Olivia Williams cookies! Head and a My Little Pony LOL doll. I will leave you Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, Castle. I want you to have a cookies and milk. I have been a good boy Mrs. Millsaps' I would like a costume, a Luis Avila good Thanksgiving. Love, this year. I would like to have crown, and earrings. Thank Love, Cheyenne Hughes a United States map, game First-Grade Class you. Dear Santa, Emma Shepard with countries of the world, Love, Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Dear Santa, and some Roblox. Snow Allen I want a four-wheeler. I love swing set, mermaid, teddy Dear Santa, I want a PJ mask game. I Anthony Eden you Santa bear, and make up! Thank I wish I could have some- want a zombie video game. Dear Santa, Love, you for always being so thing special for my family. I want a Transformer toy. Dear Santa, I would like a four- Elliott Alexander jolly! I will leave you cookies next I will leave you milk and I have been a good girl this wheeler. A camo one. I Love, to the tree. cookies. year. I would like to have a would like a boat with a Dear Santa, Dixie Kerekes Love, Your friend, tablet, a car for my dolls, and remote control. Thank you. Kendall Sword Matthew Jones a house for my dolls. I have been a good boy this Love, year. I want a real live lizard Dear Santa, Lesly Mora-Frutos Mason Amaya and a remote control truck. I would like Barbie’s, uni- Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, corn, and a pet turtle. I have I want a lot of little cars. I I want a unicorn that Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Isaac Bonilla been very sweet this year. will give you cookies. walks, talks, and closes I have been a really good I want a new phone. I Love, Love, its eyes when it sleeps. girl this year. I would like to want an animal. I want a Dear Santa, Olivia Stone Gabe Viar Maybe some unicorn paint have a bike, a puzzle, and a little Paw Patrol toy. I love brushes. I want a unicorn a new baby doll. I want a four-wheeler and you. lots of LOL Surprise Dolls. I Dear Santa, Mrs. Harris' soccer ball. How far is it to Love, Love, want a real kitten. I would like you to the North Pole? Paisley Goodman Hayden Armstrong Kindergarten Class Love You, bring me a pug dog and a Love, Willow Bunch Nintendo switch. I will have Selah Ledford Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, some milk and cookie! I have been a good boy I want a set of My Life I want a dirt bike, a side Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, this year. I want an electric toys and a puppy set of by side, and another dirt I love you Santa. I am 7 Dillon Runyan I want a talking bird that dirt bike, a turkey call and family toys. I will leave you bike. I have been a good talks what I say. I want a a dog. I would also like to years old. I want remote cookies and a carrot for the boy this year. How many control airplane and a bow Dear Santa, minion that plays a song. have a remote control car. reindeer. reindeer do you have? How and arrow. I want some real I want a pool for Christ- I want a talking apple. I Love, Love, are your elves doing? hand-cuffs and a remote mas and a doll. want to tell you I have a Tanner Goodman Ava Doyon Your friend, control four wheeler. Love, baby sister. Wil Baker Love You, Cheyanne Hodge Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Uriah Mooneyham I have been a good boy Mason Davis I want a robot spider and Dear Santa, Dear Santa, this year. I would like to have an action toy. I want some I want a rainbow pen that Dear Santa, I want all the spirit toys. I Dear Santa, a skateboard, a new scooter letters to say my ABC’s. changes colors when you What I want for Christmas have been so good this year! I want a car, a truck, and and a dirt bike and maybe a Thank you, Santa. Bye. write. Can I have a toy that is a Minecraft Lego set and Love, paw patrol stuff. I have surf board. My dad knows Love, has a door and when you an iPad. Kaylyn Fletcher been a good kid this year. you Santa. Gavin Duncan push it an animal pops Love, Love, Love, out? Can I have a lightning Caleb Dill Dear Santa, Andrew Robison James Inman Dear Santa, minion? I will leave you I would just like a scooter! I want a Barbie Dream cookies. Dear Santa, I have been way good this Dear Santa, Dear Santa, House and LOL backpack. I Love, I want a Bendy Lego set year! I want a go cart from I would like to have a like you, Santa. Makira Bandy and a tablet or iPad. I want Love, Santa. I want an action fig- superstation, some sand and Love, a four-wheeler. I have been Kitara Gordon ure of Santa Claus. I want a dump truck. Leigha Farmer Dear Santa, a dinosaur. I will leave you Love, good this year. I want one LOL doll, one Love, Dear Santa, milk and cookies. I have Brylan Kelley Dear Santa, pikmi pop, and then I want Sawyer Duran I would love to get some been very good. I want a gerbil and a three shopkins. I liked my play-doh and an Anna and Love, Dear Santa, guinea pig. I will leave you last present that I got last Dear Santa, Elsa set for kids. I love you. Easton Stewart I have been a good girl cookies. year. I want a big toy cat and Love, this year. I would like to Love, Love, a big toy dog and a tablet. Emma Fritts Dear Santa, have a new Shopkin, a My Meredith Foster Melanie Bookout I want a mini bike, a little Little Pony, and a new board I want a big balloon and a Unicorn. Dear Santa, playhouse, and a little four game. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, I would love to have a wheeler. I will leave you Love, My cat needs a new toy. I want to have a dinosaur Raylee Frank unicorn! I need one so bad. milk and cookies. Hugs Sophie Kenjerski I want toys. I have a lot of toy and a remote control Love, and kisses. toys. I have three cats. truck. Is it snowing where Dear Santa, Layla Viar Love, Dear Santa, Love, you live? Braylen Lindsey I would like to have a I want a baby doll and a nail Brentley Hatcher Your friend, set. I want a bottle of glue and Dear Santa, motorcycle, a phone and a Brian Cagle some slime. I want a Barbie I want a kitchen toy! I have Dear Santa, big toy car. Dear Santa, set and a Barbie car. I want been sweet this year! I love Is it snowing at the North Love, I want a four-wheeler to Dear Santa, a real puppy and a make-up you! Pole? I want a toy rocket Bryce Stephenson ride. A kid one. I want a Is it snowing at the North set. I want an American Doll Love, ship. I want a toy Hello motorcycle that is a remote Pole? Is God with you? I and a Hatchable. Sammy Moses Kitty. I want a kitchen set. I Dear Santa, control. I will leave you want a Spiderman squishy, have been good. I have been really good Love, some cookies and milk. a game, and a PJ mask Ximena Garcia-Corona Dear Santa, Love, this year. I want some Love, game. I will leave you milk I want a baby Jack Jack, Lilly Whitlock Transformers, some Legos Alex Jenkins and cookies. Dear Santa, a fingerling, and a jojo and a battery operated red Love, I was a good girl this year. American girl doll! I will Mrs. Randolph's mustang. I would also like to Dear Santa, Brayden Galyon I want a walkie-talkie and leave you cookies and milk. have a Transformer costume. I want a toy of Thomas Kindergarten Class some slime. I want a bracelet. I love you! Love, the Train, robots, and Dear Santa, I want a doll, a puppy and a Love, Carson Tallent cookies. I love you. I want two dirt bikes, a Dear Santa, duck. I want some glue, paper Skylar Sexton Love, new Power Ranger walkie I have been a good girl Dear Santa, and a pen. Damian Jimenez talkie, and a toy guitar. this year. I would like to Love, Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this What do you do at the have a Barbie doll, a Barbie Yoselin Gonzalez I just want a toy horse! year. I would like to have a Dear Santa, North Pole? I will leave car and a baby doll. You are a nice person! horse crazy stable and a pink I want a John Deere jingle bells for your rein- Thank you Santa. Dear Santa, Thank you! horse barn with a corral and truck. It’s a four-wheeler. I deer so it will make them Love, I want a big blue motor Love, a horse. will leave out cookies and louder. Katie Almanza-Mejia cycle and a black motor cycle. Christina Winkler Love, milk for you. I will get car- Your friend, Sage Teaster I want a four-wheeler and a rots for the reindeer. Isaac Hackler Dear Santa, remote control car. I want Dear Santa, Love, I have been a good boy some Minecraft toys. I want a I want a pool for Christ- Dear Santa, Landon Lewis Dear Santa, this year. You can give real dog. mas that is all. I know you I have been a good boy I want a bike that has a me any present you want. Love, love cookies so I will leave this year. I would like to Dear Santa, back on it to strap my toys I really like presents and Martin Jamie you some! have a Sonic toy, a Nintendo I want an LOL doll and a on, some painting pictures, you can give me any kind Love, Switch, and Mario Odyssey new dress. I have a lot of and a pink dog that has a of toy you want too. Santa, Dear Santa, Kaylee Rodriguez for Nintendo Switch. toys. I’ve been good. leash when you press the can I ask for one pres- Love, I want a tablet and a LOL Love, button it comes on and ent and that is a remote dolls. I have been a good girl. Dear Santa, Tyler Tipton Faith Millsaps walks. I have been good. control car. Love, I want a lot of nerf guns. Love, Love, Sandra Lopez-Mejia Thank you all the toys! Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Sophia Hall Callum Askey Love, I have been a really good I want baking toys for Dear Santa, Landon Stringham girl this year, but some- Christmas. And I’m want- Dear Santa, Dear Santa, times I am rotten. I would I have been a good boy this ing Lego Nexo Knights. I’m I want a toy unicorn, a I have been a good boy year. I want a toy truck, toy Dear Santa, like to have a baby LOL going to give you cookies toy cat, and a real kite. I this year. I would like to bear, toy monkey, toy fish, I just want some new doll, an alarm clock to help and I have a lot of toys. I will leave you chocolate have a puppy and a gun. and a tablet. I want a Ninten- clothes! I like you so much me wake up early in the love you. chip cookies and I will give Santa, do you have a dog do Switch and a big ball. because you are so cool! morning, and a big sister Love, you chocolate milk. for me? Love, Love, LOL doll. I love you Santa, Brayden Pearson Love, Love, Bryant Mendoza-Ayala Slok Patel you are the best! Baylee Harrell Briar Bowers Kyli Underwood The Advocate & Democrat Letters to Santa 2018 — 7

Dear Santa, David Millsaps Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I love the presents you Dear Santa, Mrs. Russell's Dear Santa, I want a robot and a How is it going at the give me every year. I want How is Rudolph doing? For I like Santa Claus. I get trampoline. I would also like a North Pole? Are the elves a Rock Guitar this year. Christmas I want hot wheels, First-Grade Class cookies from Santa Claus. motorcycle (a real one). I want doing good? I want a Love, hot pockets, a new dolphin, I want a motorcycle. I want to have a Jurassic World Lego hoverboard, a cry baby, John Pellow a big dinosaur, and that’s all. Dear Santa, an airplane and a 4-wheel- set, a new lead for Forest be- and a glitter lol doll. I want Say hi to Mrs. Claus! For Christmas I need a pair er and a race car. I also cause he lost his, and a robot a confetti lol doll, and Dear Santa, I love you Santa! of tools. I would also like a spy want a flying helicopter. that plays with me. Thank you smasher’s, and a baby doll I want a Kyogre, Poké- Zack Brown drone and kinetic sand. Love, for everything you have done with a doll house. I also mon baby and Ninetales, From, Brentlee Davis and I hope I get to see all of want a real dog, a doll, and Groudond card. I love Dear Santa, Keaton Millsaps my family this year. a doll crib. Pokémon. How are you doing this Dear Santa, Love, Sincerely, Love, year? I hope well! I have Dear Santa, I want a nerf gun, a big Haven Drainer Emma Brown Jaylee Purkey been! I want a motorcycle and I want a spy drone and an hatchimal, and an Elf on an Xbox 3. Xbox one and a Minecraft the Shelf. I love Santa. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I love you Santa! game. Love, I want a calculator, books, How is it going at the I want a remote control Jackson Millsaps From, Rylie Dean a phone, flowers, computer, North Pole? I want Pokémon dirt bike and a Drone. I Madeline McLemore a sign for my room, stuffed cards EX or GX. I want a want a real dirt bike and a Dear Santa, Dear Santa, horses, and a calendar. I hope shiny purple bike. I want real four wheeler. I want a How is Rudolph? For Dear Santa, May I have a Nintendo you have a good ride. googly eyes. I want girl bike. Christmas I want a T-rex, Thank you for all the pres- switch and Minecraft and Love, construction stuff. Love, a bendi ax, a bendi set, ents every year. For Christmas Fortnite games? Jayden Stringham Your friend, Cristian Rivas Godzilla, slime, snake, shark, can I please have an Elf on the From, Shelby Bryant iron man, batman, captain Shelf? Can I please have an Colton Stafford Dear Santa, Dear Santa, America, superman, and iphone X? Pretty please can I I would like a DC reel, a Dear Santa, I want a hover board, a venom. have them? Dear Santa, regular reel (bait caster), two How is it going in the collar, a baby cat, and baby I love you Santa! Love, Does Rudolph have rods, two big swim baits, North Pole? How is Ru- dog. I want LOL Dolls for Eric Murphy Olivia Wayman a shiny nose? I want a umbrella rig, and three spools dolph? How are the elves me and Sierra. Please get fingerling dinosaur for of braid. doing in the workshop? I my sister some toys too. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Christmas. Love, want to have a phone. I want Love, How is Rudolph? I have I want a fingerling panda and From, Grayson Dexter to have a laptop. I would Mallory Vance been a good girl this year. a string ball for my kitten. How Colt Millsaps like to have a Minecraft I would like a robot horse, is Rudolph? Dear Santa, Lego set. Dear Santa, a robot puppy, a toy tiger, a From, Dear Santa, I would like a squishy (I Your friend, I want a hover board frosty maker, and that’s all I Mahayla Morris I want an Xbox and a don’t care which one), slime, Gabriel Buckner and a phone. I want a real can think of. Fortnite game and a bike. and a unicorn squishy. dog and areal cat. I want a Merry Christmas Santa! Dear Santa, From, Love, Dear Santa, tablet and a bike. Kaydence Sutton Do you like the cookies and Joey Ferree Angel Sanchez What’s happening Santa? Love, milk? I want a spy drone. I How are the elves? How are Sierra Vance Dear Santa, want a fingerling. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, all the reindeer? Is Rudolph How are your elves doing? Love, Do you like the milk and I would like pink slime, okay? I would like a hover- Dear Santa, Tell them hello. For Christ- Michael Bryant cookies? I want a mermaid littlest pet shop, three squishy, board for Christmas. I’d like I want a some Pokémon mas I want a motorbike, a tail and toy squirrels. dolls, accessories, clothes, a Nintendo switch but my cards and Legos. I want a bendi ax, a T-rex, an Xbox Dear Santa, From, a new iPad, a computer, and parents won’t let me get it 2DS and an ipad. I want a One, Legos, racecar, a gun, Does Rudolph have a shiny Dreamer Rouser toy owls. Have a safe trip to because it’s $300. I want a Xbox One X and a PS 4 and an iPad. I’ll leave you nose? I want a phone and a Tennessee. trampoline and a swing set Call of Duty Black Ops 4. cookies and milk! Say hi to rubik’s cube. Mrs. Matthews' Love, but I don’t know where to I want a PS4 Spiderman Mrs. Claus! From, Brooklyn Hodge put them. I want some new game. I love you Santa! Joshua Almanza First/Second Grade shoes for school too. Love, Denis Herrera (multi-age) Class Dear Santa, Sincerely, Haven Wahl-Gray Dear Santa, I want a real puppy, a pitbull, Brody Burton Dear Santa, Thank you for all the pres- Dear Santa, an elf to take home with me, Mr. D's (Sarshuri) How are the elves doing? ents every year. I would like I have a great day on and electric car. Santa be safe Dear Santa, kinetic sand and a new born First-Grade Class For Christmas I want a guitar, Christmas when you bring and don’t get a fever. How’s Rudolph doing a puppy, Legos, a unicorn, baby doll. Thank you so much. me presents. This year I Love, today? How long does it slime, and a shark toy. Love, would like you to bring me Skylar Lawson take to go all around the Dear Santa, From, Jazzy Dupes a robot, a watch, and Nin- world? On a scale of 1 to 10 How are Rudolph and I love you Santa! tendo Switch games. Have a Dear Santa, how good has Brody and Elves? For Christmas I Khloe Freeman Dear Santa, safe trip. I love Christmas. I want slime for Christmas me been? What were you as want a phone, a gift card I want a 4-wheeler and I want Love, and I want a four wheeler. I a kid? Does it ever get hot to Walmart, slime, a toy Dear Santa, a phone and a shed. I want to Jordan Bivens want a Barbie doll, clothes for at the North Pole? I would snake, playdough, and a How is Rudolph? I have ask you one more thing. How the Barbie doll, and a baby like a new iPad, legos in popcorn machine, and a been good all year. For many years have you been Dear Santa, alive doll. I want squishy and imagenex, and a drone. Pikachu stuffed animal. Christmas I want a bendi ax, working for? For Christmas I want a bike. Be careful on your trip. Love, I love you Santa! a beast bendi, a bendi set, From, some Barbies, Barbie car, I love you. Watson Easter Emma Salcido Godzilla, slime, a T-rex, an Domenic Lawson and Barbie house. For Love, x-box, and that’s all. Christmas I will leave cook- Jaqueline Rodriguez Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I love you, Santa! Dear Santa, ies for you. How is it going in the How is Rudolph doing? Jacob Copeland I would like to know how Love, Dear Santa, North Pole? I would like I have been a good girl Rudolph is doing. So, I want Nataly Almanza I want a LOL ball, a hoover to have a set of Minecraft this year. For Christmas I Dear Santa, for Christmas a neonate doll, board, a bike, scooter, a doll Legos, a hat, Minecraft would like a Polly Pocket, How is Rudolph? For a big hatchimal, an Elf on the Dear Santa, house, dolls, a DS and a stuff, and a train set. Merry a lol surprise, and an Christmas I want a unicorn, Shelf, a phone, and to have a I would like a trampoline phone. I love you Santa. Merry Christmas. Xbox, a box of Barbies, Legos, lol surprise. Happy Holiday. I love Santa. I and a tablet. Don’t forget to Christmas Your friend, a Barbie house, iPad, a I love you Santa! also want neotate doll clothes. feed Rudolph. Love, Conner Elliott lunchbox, phone, gift card, Brittany Tipton From, Love, Khloe Sutton and slime. Chrissie Hedge Cayden Gray Dear Santa, I love you Santa! Dear Santa, Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing? Trinity Sizemore How are you doing this Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I want a doggie, a cup and Can you please make me a year? I have been good. I I want an Xbox 2 and a Fort- I want toy cars, monster a lion. big dig crane? Dear Santa, want a phone, a bike, slimes, nite game. Also, a spy drone trucks, video games, wres- Love, Love, I have been a very good motorcycle, iPad, and that’s and legos. tlers, a gun, and a Black Anna Hauck Gabe Jackson girl this year. I would like it. I’ll leave you cookies and From, Panther poster. a fit bit jr for Christmas. milk. Matthew Palmer Love, Mrs. Foster's Dear Santa, I also want a lol surprise, I love you, Santa! Logan Edwards How is it going at the big surprise, robot puppy, Kellen Kerekes Dear Santa, Second-Grade Class North Pole? How’s Ru- logos, a lol surprise winter How is Rudolph? Thank you Dear Santa, dolph? Are the elves work- hat, a lol surprise lunch- Dear Santa, for all the presents every year. I For Christmas I would Dear Santa, ing hard in the workshop? box, a Pikachu, and that’s How are the elves doing? want a pink desk and a longer like a snoozer blanket and How is Rudolph doing? I I’m writing you to let you all. For Christmas I want a Barbie leash for my dog Memphis. I a walking puppy with the want a hoverboard. know that I have been good I love you Santa! house, a lunchbox, lol doll, also want a big hatchimal and remote. Please be careful. Love, this year. I would like a Taylor Riden an x-box, a hello kitty stuffed an Elf on the Shelf. Love, Briley Allmon Michael Jackson toy this animal, and an Ariel doll. From, Haley Summers year. Dear Santa, I love you, Santa! Rain Fulton Dear Santa, Love, How are the elves doing? Shayleigh Bookout Dear Santa, I would like to know if I was Bristol Kerekes For Christmas I want a lol Dear Santa, I would like a kitty doll, a good or not, but if I was good dollhouse, Barbie talking Dear Santa, How many elves do you toy harvest, and a toy stuffed then I would like a puppy Dear Santa, house, Polly pockets, a I have been a good boy have? Can I have an iphone apple. I would also like a because my puppy died. I I hope you find my house. lol doll, jojocy doll, baby this year. I want a phone for X? I love Santa. Can I have unicorn (a real one) and bar- want it to be brown. I would I want you to have a very alive, a lol doll baby sister, Christmas. I also want a dump an ipad? Do you have a lot of rel of stuffed animal apples. like a dragon finger monkey. good holiday. You have and that’s all. Thank you truck, monster truck, remote cookies? Can I have a bow and I want squishy owls, fluffy Elves, Legos, Hatchimals, and been nice. I want a bear, for bringing us toys! control toy, and that’s it. arrow? Do you like milk and slime, a Smokey stuffed ani- a talking toy bird. I would like doll, and ball. I love you Santa! I love you, Santa! cookies? Can I have a phone? mal, and a stuffed toy animal. a toy hedgehog. Love, Izabella Madden Rylee Ghormley Love, Santa is a great friend! Love, Melissa Lee Harley Tallent Love, Briley Baker Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Ava Grace Taylor Dear Santa, How are the elves do- I have been a good girl this Dear Santa, Dear Santa, How are things going ing? I have been good all year. For Christmas I want a Do you like the cookies and Dear Santa, When is Ellie coming down? in the North Pole? How is year. For Christmas I want baby alive doll, hatchimals, milk? I want a neonate doll, I would like a skeleton How’s Rudolph? I want a Rudolph? I really want a slime, and a lol surprise, a doll house, dolls, dresses, bracelets that talk to each mask and some clay. I cotton candy machine. I want Minecraft Lego set. I want a phone, and an iPad, and shoes, shirts, robot, a toy other, neonate doll clothes, a would also like a raptor toy. a new girl elf on the shelf. I Smashers. a charger, and a $100 gift puppy, and stuffed animals. spy drone, an iphone X, and Santa is the nicest person I want a bunny hutch and bunny Your Friend, card. I’ll leave you cookies and headphones. have ever met. food. I want elf pets. I want a Carson Manicke I love you Santa! milk. From, Love, Hover-1 eclipse hoverboard, Emily Cobian I love you, Santa! Abbie Dreagen Allen Chow Crown, Pop the Pig, Dear Santa, Jazlyn Bumgarner and Don’t Step in it game. I How are the elves doing? Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, want an LOL Big Surprise, I would like a girl elf on I have been a good boy Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? I I would like an iPad, a Easy Bake Oven, Play Doh the shelf, smashers, and a this year. For Christmas I have been very good this would like a dog leash, lip doll, and a blanket. Santa Poop Troop, Play Doh ice- smashers bus. I hope one of I want Pokémon cards, a year. I want a car, a track, and gloss, an iphone, a kitten, and have a good trip. cream maker, My Life horse, your elves are ready for me. bike, a puppy, a kitten, and a toy dinosaur. a big hatchimal. Love, jeep, and horse trailer. Thank you. that’s all. I love you, Santa! From, Myra Zavala Love, Your friend, I love you Santa! Jack Hauck Kynzi Bivens Bryli Bivens Leo McGraw 8 — Letters to Santa 2018 The Advocate & Democrat Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, How are your elves? Have I was good this year. Santa, I have been a good boy I want a Nintendo Switch. Can you buy me a 3DS I want a surprise egg with you got sick this year? Are you’re the best. Santa, I thank this year. Hey! Santa, can What is the reindeer’s name? and a phone too please. A squishy toys. you having a good time? I you. I want a remote control I get some toys? Can I get I want a toy car or Nintendo Nintendo Switch and some Love, would like the game Battle- car. I want a tablet, legos, a hoverboard, some PS4 games. I want games and Xbox candy too. Do you know me? I Elida Vanhoose ship for Christmas. I think and a teddy bear. games, Xbox 360 games, and or PlayStation 3. Monopoly know you. I love you. I want to that I was good this year. Your friend, a remote control car? I will get cheaters edition or Yugioh see you. I want a dirt bike. Can Dear Santa, Sincerely, Justin Batson you some milk and cook- cards or a stuffed person of you make some games and a I want a Mickey Mouse toy. Conner Ogle ies. I hope you have a good you. Nintendo Switch? Love, Dear Santa, Christmas. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Zakira Smith Dear Santa, I have been a good boy Love, Jake Bumgarner Kayli Cheatham This year for Christmas this year. I want a Thrash Greyson Dougles Parnell Dear Santa, I want Pokémon Let’s Go and Throw T Rex. I also want Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I want a Batman Car. Pikachu with the pokeball, Pokemon. Santa Claus, you Dear Santa, How is your reindeer this I don’t want that much stuff Love, Bendy and the ink machine are my friend. I would like a whole Pet year? I hope you are ok. I hope this year but I do want some Trevor Robinson for Nintendo switch and Love, Shop with lots of pets and you bring me a lot of Pokemon stuff. I want some Pokemon Nintendo Labo, and Captain Jacen Belcher houses and lipstick. cards and Pokemon toys and cards, and scary stuff. I’m a Dear Santa, Toad for Nintendo switch. Love, even Pokemon coins. I want a fan of scary stuff so ya. By I would like lots of army From, Dear Santa, Raven Penner Nintendo Switch. I hope you the way how old are your men and a Star Wars lego set, Alejandro Quintana I have been a good girl can bring me what I asked you reindeer? Did you ever come but I really want a cat. this year. Please bring me a Dear Santa, for. to Tennessee? If you didn’t Love, Dear Santa, Barbie house that comes with I have been a good boy this Happy Holidays, that’s okay. Oliver Evans I want a Bendy plushy, a dolls. Is your dog good? Are year. May I have a phone for Ean Bright Love, Bendy game, and a hover- your deer good? I hope you Christmas? May I have a dirt Allie Williams Dear Santa, board. are happy. bike, PlayStation 4, Nerf gun, Dear Santa, I want a Christmas tree and From, I love you Santa, and a Ninja sword. I want a dirt bike. I want an Dear Santa, some toys. Waylon Smith Andrea Cornejo Your friend, Xbox One. I want a computer. I love love Christmas it is Love, Antonio Rivas I love you Santa. Thank you my favorite holiday. But my C.J Hurst Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Santa. favorite thing about Christ- I want an Xbox One. I want I have been a good boy Dear Santa, See you soon, mas is my family. Now let’s Dear Santa, an air soft gun. I want a PS1. this year. I want a Nerf gun, a I have been a good girl this Wyett Millsaps get to my Christmas list. 1. I want a paw patrol train. I want a clock. I want a new Batman toy, and lots and lots year. How is Mrs. Claus? I A four-wheeler 2. A Barbie Love, spider man. of Pokemon cards. Are your love you Santa. I want to have Dear Santa, Dream House Power Wheels Rhory Duckett From, reindeer okay? You should a baby doll, a toy cow, and I love you so much. All I want 3. Rollie 4. I have a question, Beckham Steele have a break, Santa. I will a horse for Christmas. I love for Christmas is a mini four how come people get dogs for Dear Santa, have cookies and milk for you and Mrs. Santa Claus. I wheeler and a DJ set. Christmas but not bunnies I’m I would like a furReal puppy Dear Santa, you, Santa. will leave some carrots for the Merry Christmas, wondering. and a sloth. How are you doing, Saint Love, reindeer. Rylie Kennedy Love, Love, Nick/Santa? I would like to William Crisp Love, Addy Hayes Atlas Sherill have an Xbox One, a control- Gabriella Rupinkski Dear Santa, ler, and double A batteries. Dear Santa, I love Christmas. You’re the Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Sincerely, I have been a good boy this Dear Santa, best. I want a puppy and a Nerf Thank you for Christmas. I would like a wish puppy Ben Webb year. For Christmas I want I have been a good boy this gun. I would also like a train. You seem very nice and and a Luvabella baby doll. a Treasure X, and the game year, Santa. I like you because Your friend, Santa is a good name for you. Love, Dear Santa, Minecraft story mode Season you give gifts. I need some Brayden Watson Anyways how is Poblo doing? Kennedy How is it at the North Pole? Two, and a tablet. I’m going gifts. My gifts I want are an And the other elves and your My friend does not believe in to leave baby carrots for the Xbox, puppy, drone, and Nerf Dear Santa, reindeer? I don’t care if you Dear Santa, you, but I do. I want a glitter reindeer. gun. I hope you get me a new don’t give anything I wanted I would like a Minnie doll, LOL, a hoverboard, and an Your friend, I love you Santa! backpack. I hope you get me for Christmas. But if you do some Callico critters, and a iphone. Avery Dixon Serg John Noah Valencia some games to play. What is I would want a dog that is DocMcStuffin play set. Love, your reindeers names? I hope trained and that’s all I want for Love, Luna Whitlock Dear Santa, Dear Santa, you have a good night. I will Christmas. Elizabeth Kilpatrick I have been a good girl this I have been a good girl put cookies out for you. I hope Merry Christmas, Dear Santa, year. When it is Christmas this year. Please give me an you get me a stuffed bear. Asa Askey Dear Santa, How is it going at the North can you wake me up so I can iPhone for Christmas and Thank you, I would like a Luvabella Pole? I want an Xbox One. get to see your reindeer? I cutie cars. Please give me Christyona Covert Dear Santa, baby doll and a Callico critters Your friend, might leave carrots for the Princess Elsa and I want My I have been my best. Dear set. Jordan Jenkins reindeer. Can I get a stuffed Little Pony. I love you Santa Dear Santa, Santa, I want Pokemon cards Love, animal? Can I get a toy Claus. You are the best. You I love you so much and I and Pokemon toys. I want a Aurora Elmore Dear Santa, house for Christmas? are my friend. hope you get me what I want computer. I want an inner plushy, Your friend, Love, but what is your reindeers Happy Holidays, Dear Santa, smashers, phantom foxy Gabby Fantozzi Kaylee Vance names? I want a big Pokemon Asa Hampton I want a robot T-Rex and a legos, spring trap legos. I pack. I want a pellet gun. pogo stick. want Nightmare mangle and Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Then I want a bird. I want new Dear Santa, Love, Nightmare Freddy. I want I have been a good boy I have been a good boy this shoes. Then I will play with Do you have a deer that has Malachi Whited withered foxy legos, and with- this year. I want games, an year Santa. I hope you can get the toys. a red nose? Do you have a red ered chikas and foxy phantom Xbox, and a Nerf gun for me some Pokémon and you Happy Holidays, and green shirt? I have seen Dear Santa, Freddy with 30 smashers. Christmas. let me and you ride in your Jayden Harper a movie about you Santa. Do I would like a tunnel and From, Love, sleigh. Please get me a phone. you have a face playing red some toy trucks. I also like Daniel Gomez Gavin Haggard Please make my Meme get Dear Santa, nose? nerf guns. better and my Aunt get better. I want Far Cry Primal and I Love, Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Make my baby sister a year want Xbox One games. I want Madalyn Kerr Coy Willams How’s Rudolph? When I have been a good boy older so she can play in the a computer. I want army Legos. are the elves coming down? this year. This year I want an snow. Thank you, Santa. I want a stuffed reindeer. I want Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Have I been good this year? iPhone X and a bike. I also Love, a Lego set. I want a cat. I want I want an electric scooter I would like a Ryan's World Now I want to tell you what I want a new backpack with a Jayden Weimorts a teddy bear. I want a chocolate and a dirt bike. What do your Giant Egg. want. I want super hero lego bird on it, and an Xbox One bar. reindeer look like? Santa I love Love, sets, imaginenex figures, and some gloves. Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you, you. And I want an electric Xander Ruby Monopoly, Jurassic World, I love you Santa, I have been a good girl this Rhett McKenzie bike and a Nintendo Switch two big stacks of paper, Gaven Harold year. I want Shopkins and a and an Xbox and a PlaySta- Dear Santa, Crayola crayons, markers, LOL doll. I want an Ameri- Dear Santa, tion 10. I would like a construction play and colored pencils. Dear Santa, can Girl doll. Can I trick the I want a Goosebumps book Your friend, set and some hot wheel cars. Your friend, I have been a good boy reindeer again? I want the elf “Slappy’s Tales of Horror” and Trevor Davis Love, River Fulton this year. I want hunting stuff to trick me. a Slappy doll. I want a Hot Isaiah Bystry for Christmas. I want a bow Love, Wheels car and a Barbie doll. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, and arrow, a gun, and a tree Annabella Lynn Williams I love you. I hope I can make I wish you can get me slime, Dear Santa, How is it going in the North stand. How are you, Santa? toys like you too! I wonder a lot of it. How is Rudolph I want a Barbie SUV and Pole? I’m writing you to let I’ll leave you cookies. I love Dear Santa, what your reindeers names the red nose reindeer? Can boat set. I also would like a you know that I have been you. Bye Santa. I have been a good girl this are? you get me the LOL Surprise tunnel. good this year. I would like Love, year. This year I want cutie From your friend, Dolls? I love you Santa. I hope Love, to have hatchimals, unicorn Hunter Johnson cars and Treasure X. I also Lela Wright I see you Santa. Emma Lunnemann stuff, shopkins, and LOL want a LOL doll and lip balm Happy Holidays, dolls. Dear Santa, and Fox the Locks. Dear Santa Dear Santa, Isabella Cobian Dear Santa, Love, I have been a good boy this I will leave you cookies and Do you get gifts? I wish for I want a Baby Alive doll and Jaeden Prowant year. I really want a football some milk. an X-box for my family and a Dear Santa, some fingerlings. and a Volunteer jersey for Love, fun family game and I would I love you. I would like Love, Mrs. Guider's Christmas. I want an iPhone Aubrey Skye Winkler want to have fun and spend an airsoft rifle and tools for Amelia Davidson Second-Grade Class 10 and long Nike socks. time with my family. I wish for Christmas. Thank you. Love, Mrs. Ashley's everyone to have gifts and to Your friend, Dear Santa, Reagan Jones spend time with their family Timothy Cunningham I want a Baby Alive doll. Dear Santa, Second-Grade Class and to have fun with family and Love, I have been a good boy Dear Santa, friends. McKinley Martin this year. Can I please have I have been a good girl this Dear Santa, Happy Holidays, a Galaxy S7 Edge and a train year. I will lay out milk and What are all your reindeer Jude Dixon Madisonville Mrs. Woody's that goes around the Christ- cookies. Tell Rudolph I said names? I want 10 phones, Primary mas tree? Also I want a four hi. When you come please a 2DS, 2 four wheelers, and Dear Santa, Preschool Class wheeler and an X-box One X. leave me a present. I want my brother to stay at my I want an Xbox One X, video School's Love, a kitty, a toy horse, and a house all year. I also want games, Batman toys, Pokemon Letters Dear Santa, Gavin Anderson stuffed animal pony. I really no school, Xbox One, to cards, Nintendo Switch, cos- I want a toy train. hope you come Santa. I will have 10 computers, all toys, tumes, BB gun, and a kid size to Santa Love, Dear Santa, miss you Santa. See you next and to just have fun. Spend jeep. What are you like? How Alex I have been a good girl Christmas. time with your family. I color do you make the toys? this year. How have your together with my brother. Dear Santa, I love you Santa! Your Friend, Mrs. Wilkins' reindeer been? How is Abby McNeely Thank you, Blake Campbell I want a big horsey, he turns Chippy doing? I want a Rylynn Roberts Preschool Class blue and blue eyes, he got big white horse for Christmas. I Dear Santa, Dear Santa, legs, he’s a big one. want a violin, an iPod, and I have been a good boy this Dear Santa, I love you Santa. I want an Dear Santa, Love, a laptop. Can I hold Chippy, year. I want a drone, Nerf Hi my name is Ruth. For Xbox and a PS4 and some I want a bicycle with training Cameron please? Am I allowed to gun, Pokemon, and a tablet. Christmas I would like a Adidas strap shoes. I really like wheels, a new pair of shoes, see you when you’re at my I will leave you cookies for hover board and a phone and Christmas because we get to and the movie Hotel Transyl- Dear Santa, house? Write back. you and Mrs. Claus. a bracelet. spend time with our family. vania 3 Summer Vacation. I want a remote control digger. I love you Santa! Your friend, Merry Christmas, Your Friend, Love, Love, Zoe Antrim Isaiah Martinez Ruth Colburn Brayden Witt Chase Arden Damian The Advocate & Democrat Letters to Santa 2018 — 9

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I would like a dragon. I would like Elsa’s movie I want a Luv a Bella Doll I would like for you to bring I would like a Polly Pocket, I want the LOL doll house. Love, and a Barbie Elsa with a and some Play Doh. me a lot of dolls, a bike, LOL, LOL house, Barbie. I hope Mrs. Cause and you Conner horse her can ride. And a Love, games, and Happy Meals. Love, are good and all the elves and Barbie dream house. Bailey Watkins Also, toys for my Sissy. Baylee reindeer are too as well. Hope Dear Santa, Love, Love, you keep warm this year. I want lots of stuff, a tree McKenzie Dear Santa, Salina Dear Santa, Love, fort. I want a play house. I want For Christmas I would like Allannah Love, Dear Santa, a swing. I want a Barbie Car. Dear Santa, an Xbox, a new bicycle, pre- Dominik I want blue earphones for Love I want a Minecraft playset tend kitchen stuff, karaoke Mrs. Phillips' my ears, a Moana guitar, 2 Kenzi St. Clair and a Five Nights after Fred- machine, fake candy store. Dear Santa, drums so Callie can come dies Lego set. Also some new Nerf guns. Kindergarten Class I want lots of toys, dogs, play with it. Dear Santa, Love, Love, and boy binkies. Love, Please if you can, and the Conner Lyric Dear Santa, Love, Leighanna elves, put the items I selected I would like a remote control Melody in my note to you, which will Dear Santa, Dear Santa, car, please. Thank you! Mrs. Ayers' be put in my sock near the fire- I want a dinosaur toy. I I want a dirt bike for Love, Dear Santa, place on Christmas Eve. We all would also like to have a Christmas and an Xbox so Victor I want 2 squeaky toys, 2 Kindergarten Class love you. Thank you Santa, and swimming pool. I would I can play Fortnite. I love things with marbles in them, the elves. Merry Christmas. like to have a baseball and you Santa forever. Merry Dear Santa, 2 packs of tacos and one Dear Santa, Love, baseball bat. Christmas. My name is Landryia Brown thing for Will. I would like for Christmas Neil Settlemyer Love, Love, and I would like a dog if you Love, some Hot Wheels Mind Rac- Grayson Trenton already know and boots and Nevaeh ers, X-Box One, a Nerf gun, Dear Santa, a lunch box and a real dog. I a Go-Pro Camera, a camera This year I would like a new Dear Santa, Dear Santa, love you. Dear Santa, for my PS4, and some new bike with training wheels, I want boxy dolls, new I would like a LOL doll, Love, I want a big Power Ranger clothes. also a remote control mon- boots, dollhouse, clothes and a My Little Pony doll. Landryia toy. I want my brother to get Love, ster truck. and a journal. I would also like Shopkins some headphones. My sister Logan Gray Love, Love, and candy. Dear Santa, wants a computer. Bentley Ellis Zuri Love, I want a new four wheeler. Love, Dear Santa, Naomi I would like a bike also. I am Marcus I want a remote control Dear Santa, Dear Santa, excited to see you. Razor Truck. I would like some Imagin I hope you are doing Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, Love, Ext toys, robot dragon, Shark, great! I have been a very For Christmas I want Tucker I want a little cart with food Skye Yates Hot Wheels track, Nintendo good girl. I can’t wait for magic tracks, a dragon, a on it. DS, Ryan Toy World and Christmas to see what you fishing rod. I would also like Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, Giant Egg. bring me. I want LOL’s and chalk. I would like a car garage and Alyssa I have been a good girl. Love, Shopkins, a unicorn stuffed Love, a little dog for Sutton. Also a For Christmas, please bring Ethan Best animal, JoJo bows, purple G.W. hot wheels bicycle and a new Dear Santa, me a Vampirina Doll, Spirit and blue Play-doh, some baseball glove. I want a big Minnie Mouse the Horse, and a shopping Dear Santa, pink slime, and a new tablet. Dear Santa, Love, thing. I saw on mommy’s cart. I will make cookies. I wish for you to give me a Also, I want some clothes I have been good please Jaxson phone. Merry Christmas! nice gift that is a Mario and and accessories for my bring me a iron spiderman Love, Love, Lugey stuff animal toy, and American girl doll and a costume and bring Harley a Dear Santa, Claire Emmalee Taylor a tablet for me and a bunny, scruffy puppy that’s pink. I wagon. I want a Lego robot and a a new backpack, a toy pizza, hope you bring toys for my Love, red robot. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, and a treehouse, and a Super real puppy, Bentley, so he’ll Micah Love, I want a live baby. She can I would like a tablet and Mario. stop eating mine. Thanks so Blaine sit in swing. She can drink. snow. A bicycle and a toy Love, much, Santa. I’ll be sure to Dear Santa, Love, car. Also, I like Hulk and William Cabrera leave you some cookies. I have been a very good Dear Santa, Dakota Ironman. Love girl this year. I would like I would like a dinosaur mat Love, Dear Santa, Piper to have another Baby Alive and a surprise. Dear Santa, Zach Wade I would like a big dollyset, doll, a watch, a selfie stick, a Love, I want a remote control with all the things dolly Dear Santa, unicorn tea party set, a kavu Addelyn Power Ranger robot. Dear Santa, needs. If you could please I want a LOL, surprise, bag, and new snow boots. Love, I would like a Choo-Choo bring me a reborn baby, her NumNom, lipstick and a For my sister, Jamie, please Dear Santa, Levi train with tracks, trucks, name would be Amma. Also, JoJo Siwa My Life doll, bring her the shirt that she I would like to have a black clothes, Paw Patrol toys, I would enjoy a Hover Board. please. wants. horse, big playhouse, fake cow Dear Santa, new pajamas, PJ Masks Thank you for spreading Love, Love, to ride up and down the hall I want a Barbie dream toys, tractors, big chase toys joy to all the children of the Melanie Journey and a new folder. Thank you. house. I want the mini one. and a toy phone. That is all world. Merry Christmas! Love, I already have the big one. of the toys I would like. Love, Mrs. Patterson's Dear Santa, Kinsley I want a Barbie that makes Love, Christianna Kirkland How are you? This year I pizza. I seen that on TV. Tristen McNabb Kindergarten Class would like Barbies for me Dear Santa, Love, Ms. Mindy Davis' and dinosarus for my baby Hey how are you? I’m Good. Aliyanna Dear Santa, Dear Santa, brother. I would also like a Can you please bring me a big I would like to visit the Kindergarten Class My name is Xavier Cooper. nerlie. Merry Christmas! t-rex and some paint? And Dear Santa, the North Pole so that I can I want a bunch of toys. T-rex Love, could you bring my brothers I want a play dough see a Unicorn. I would also Dear Santa, from Jurrasic Park and a Olivia some games? Thank you. maker to make all kinds of like to see the elves making I want a Santa toy, a “poop Spider-Man bike more than Love, ice cream. A blue guitar for toys. pillow” and a minecraft toy. anything. Also, I want a kid Dear Santa, Nicholas mamaw and papaw. They Love, Love, flash toy, a new Woody, and a For Christmas I would give it to me. LeAnha Staples Kayne super awesome video game. like Lego tape, putty, mighty Dear Santa, Love, Thank you. beans, and board games. I would like a football, tee, Kash Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, Please and thank you! and a baseball set and a danc- I have been good this I want Paw Patrol, and a Xavier Love, ing Santa. Dear Santa, year. I would like a scooter, Nintendo Switch. I also want Dalton Love, I want a go-cart, roller Baby Alive that goes to the to see my Dad for Christmas. Dear Santa, Noah skates, and a real truck to bathroom, LOL Doll and Love, I have been good I want Dear Santa, drive in. craft stuff. Miliani a Paw Patrol bike and L.O.L., princess book, soft Dear Santa, Love, Love, mash’ems. turkey, 4 wheeler, monster I have been a good girl this Eli Keelyn Fadeley Dear Santa, Love, doll, makeup set, and give year. I really want a Boxy girl Hi, Santa. I have been a Brianna my brother a toy. and clothes please. And a Dear Santa, Dear Santa, good boy this year. I would Love, little toy for my puppy Mila. I would an iPad and a I would like to get Hot like to have a new football for Dear Santa, Abby Love, unicorn with buttons on it. Wheels cars and a racetrack Christmas. Also, I want a new I am hoping you will please Bella Love, for the cars. I also would Playstation 4 as well. Thank bring me a Power Ranger Dear Santa, Kimber like a remote control car or you, Santa. I will leave you dinosaur. Movies too. My I would like a video game, Dear Santa, truck and some new school milk and cookies. P.S. If you brother Conor likes the a remote control car, and I want a Baby Alive Snacks Dear Santa, clothes and shoes for the can, I would like to have my Rubble Double truck. Thank a Christmas wreath. I love Snakin Noodles Baby. I want makeup. cold weather. two front teeth, also. you. you. (Blonde) Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Aaryn Elijah Herrera Jerryn William Izzabella Emily

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I want a Barbie that comes I want a baby doll for makeup, a doll, and a puppy, doll and a monkey that looks Please bring me a little Elsa with a car. Christmas. I would love to have and lots of toys. real. I hope to see you soon. with a purple cape. Love, a new Barbie car and a JoJo Love, Dear Santa, Thank you and be safe! Thank You, Mickaela American Girl doll. A Barbie Monica I would love to get for Love, Emily Beavers house kitchen playset too, so I Christmas some new dresses Mylah Hunt Dear Santa, can cook for my Barbie dolls. Dear Santa, and matching outfits and Dear Santa, I would like to have an I want a toy tiger and a cat and I want a little baby giraffe. shoes and also a Moana baby Dear Santa, Please bring me a Pikachu LOL doll, baby doll, ring and a backpack for my Barbies. My I want a baby unicorn. I have doll, my life dolls and clothes For Christmas I want a for Christmas. I have been a Peppa Pig. Thank you. Barbie dolls need clothes. been a good girl. for my dolls. I would also like construction set. real good boy for Christmas. Love, Thank you, Love, a new bedding set. Love, Many Thanks, Lilly Binky Abbie Love, Raylan Cathey Bain Lance Karsen Hunter Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I love you. I have been real I love you. I have been a good I want a pink tablet please Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I My name is Lochlan. I good. These are toys I want. girl. I would like a doll swing, Santa. I also want that big car I love you! I would like a would like an American Girl really want a Lego Minecraft A Littlest Pet Shop, My Little high heel boots, a puppy dog, from Walmart. And I would love Black Panther and Cinderella Doll, some Shopkins and that set for Christmas. I promise Pony, Play-Doh, a toy car you a sleeping bag, and toys for my a big Barbie. Thank you Santa. Castle and Mr. Incredible. I is it. to be good to my sister! can drive in. I hope Jesus sisters. Love, hope you like the cookies. Love, Many Thanks, has a great birthday. I wish Love, Emmy Love, Tinsley Watson Lochlan Brannon him a great birthday gift, one Brooklyn Snyder Gabby He will love is love. Love is Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, what I give Jesus and more Dear Santa, I would like any styles of balls Dear Santa, This year I want Paw Patrol I have been a good girl. gifts too, but it is a miracle Can I please have a Hatchi- and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse I would like a yoyo, LOL puzzles. Please bring me make-up for what I give him but one is mal? My sister wants a stuffed dvds and dinosaurs. bigger surprise, Raffels, Love, Christmas. love. I hope you have a great elephant. I love you. Love, magic Ink, and a Moana Elijah McElfresh Many Thanks, Christmas. Love, Gabriel costume. Addison Mager Love, Piper Williams Love, Dear Santa, Autumn Waggoner Dear Santa, Ava Rapking I want a motorcycle for Dear Santa, Dear Santa, My name is Aramas and I Christmas. I have been a very good Dear Santa, Hello! Can I please have an can’t wait to see you. This year Dear Santa, Love, girl! Please bring me a So- Can you bring a remote Autobot, a boat toy, and army for Christmas I want a bull- I want Hatchimals for Logan Kinder phia musical box. I will do control truck for Christmas? toys. Thank you. dozer. A big yellow bulldozer. Christmas and a cat bed for my work and be a good girl! P.S. We have milk and cook- Love, my cat pepper. I also want an I want a barn with horses and Mrs. Whited's Thank you! ies. Rylan Boyd ladders and two horses. I want Elsa and Anna Castle. I have Autumn Garland Love, a white one and a red one. been very good this year. Kindergarten Class Brian Dear Santa, Love, Legos and letters are fun to Mrs. Cooper's I have been very good. I want play with. I like to watch mov- Kayden Balgg Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Call of Duty 4, an army set, a ies, swim, and play games. I I have been a very good Kindergarten Class I want a robot unicorn and cop Lego set, Jurassic Park can’t wait to wake up Christmas Dear Santa, girl this year. Please bring make-up. Xbox game, and Minecraft morning. I promise I won’t eat I want a baby doll, crib, me a dry erase board so Dear Santa, Love, toys. all the chocolate chips out of high chair and an American I can practice my ABC’s, I would like a Paw Patrol Truely Love, the cookies like last year. Girl Doll. words and numbers. I will fire truck. Also want a PJ Case Alston Love, Love, use it every day to become a Mask car set. But most of Mrs. McConkey's Aramas Lilee Riden better student. all, I want two feet of snow Dear Santa, Thank You! for Christmas. Happy family Kindergarten Class I would like a magic mer- Dear Santa, Mrs. Ragsdale's Kali Richer time. maid, a calendar like at school, I have been a good boy Love, Dear Santa, a Minnie Mouse stamp, and Kindergarten Class this year. I want a superhero Dear Santa, Raylon Plemons I have been a very good make up. I will leave you character, spooky buildings Please bring me Batman girl. Will you please bring cookies. Dear Santa, and presents for momma and Legos. Thank you Santa! I Dear Santa, me a big L.O.L. Surprise Love, What I want for Christmas daddy. promise to be a good boy! For Christmas I would doll? AlyRose Raper is a new phone, and a really Thank you, Gavin Watkins like a Lego set from Juras- Love, big pet snake with a big tank. Xander Sargent sic Park. I want a hermit Ayrabella Queen Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, crab too. I would like a Hi! This year for Christmas Gauge Dear Santa, Please bring me a real Brontosaurus dino- Dear Santa, can you please bring me a toy I would like a Batman table Spiderman action figure for saur. Thank you and Merry Thank you for my gifts phone, another dog, and a big Dear Santa, for Christmas. I want to Christmas. My brother likes Christmas. last year. This year I want buck? Can you bring my ma- I want a Jack Skeleton, A see all my cousins and my dinosaurs. Love, a Border Collie, PJ Mask maw a vase too? I want a mama Sally Statue, Hokey Pokey toy friends and family. I want a Thank you, Jacob rocket, and a Lady and the doe and a baby if you can. and candy. hat too. Kyler McCulley Tramp 2 movie. Please tell Love, Love, Love, Dear Santa, my elf Trixie hello! Thank Evan Raper Makenzie Landan Smith Dear Santa, I would like a Bible book, you. Please bring me a Soggy new Call of Duty games and Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Doggy for Christmas. Kenzi, all the toys you can bring Caroline Henderson What I want for Christmas is I like your suit. I’ve been I want a hay baler. I want a my twin sister, needs one as me and crayons. 100 horses. I want Spirit toys good. I want a Huskey, Bow backhoe. well. We really would like a Love, Dear Santa, and herd. And something for and arrow, and a PS4. Love, gold fish and a tank. Isaiah Rose Hi, I’m Shayden. I am my baby cousin Lyric. Can Love, Justin Wiggins Thank You! 5 years old and my wish you bring my sister, Mamaw, Raylan Kaci St. Clair Dear Santa, for Christmas is a real life and Papaw something? I’ve Dear Santa, I want a baby doll, tiger, Baby Alive doll. I have been good all year. Thanks you Dear Santa, I want a Hatchimal, a cat, Dear Santa, LOL Surprise and necklace. been extra good this year Santa! I have been good. I want pajamas, Barbies and I was Please bring me a stuffed Love, at home and school. Thank Love, slime, a Lego Caravan, and a hoping for a baby doll. animal Pikachu. I have been Ella Grace Mason you Santa and I promise Hallie Hicks Barbie Dentist. Thank you. Love, a real good boy at home and to leave plenty of cookies Love, Josie Coley school. Dear Santa, and milk for you and the Dear Santa, Adalynn Thank You! I love you. Merry Christ- reindeer. I want Ben 10 toys for Dear Santa, Joshua Shofner mas. Love, Christmas. I also want Power Dear Santa, I want a unicorn for Christ- Love, Shayden Fairbanks Rangers. I will leave you cook- I want a doll, and a puppy mas. I also want toy science Dear Santa, Axel ies like we always do. for Christmas. I would also stuff. Would you please My name is Timber. I Dear Santa, Love, like some Power Ranger bring me a real live unicorn? would like a toy remote Dear Santa, I would like a dozen Brantley Guthrie Toys for my brothers. Also a For my big bother Phillip truck. I have been a very For Christmas, please racer. I would also like a set of headphones for my big I want a big Dinosaur. For good boy! help those people in megazord. Thank you very Dear Santa, brother. my big bother Pryor I want Thanks, California get back the much. Can I have a Choo Choo Love, a remote control car. I also Timber Kidd things they lost in the fires. Love, train and cows this Christmas? Sophia want a Barbie remote control I would love a dog, please. Zander Liszeski Please bring gifts for my family car. I also want a rainbow Dear Santa, Thank you Santa. too! Dear Santa, from Jesus. I have been a good boy Love, Dear Santa, Love, I want a big bike. Please put Thank you, this year. Please bring me a Sofiya I want a Black Panther Cayden Palmer some new fishing stuff in my Ava Graves race car for Christmas! Superhelo. I want a Dino stocking. Also a rope and a Many Thanks, Dear Santa, Charge Megazord and an Ms. Angie Britton's bone for my dog. Dear Santa, Liam McDonald I would like this year a army costume. Love, I have been really good this toy gun, a pretend snake, a Love, First-Grade Class Ricky year. I want a mermaid tail Dear Santa, toy lion, a pig, a toy truck, Carson Wiggins and a baby brother or sister. I have been a very good a smiley face pillow, a big Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Hope you like my cookies. boy this year. Please bring chair, a toy gorilla, a baton, Dear Santa, I want an iPhone X, a game I have been good this year. Love, me cars for Christmas. and some toys for for my I would like a car, car for Incredibles Lego, a suit- Can you bring me a Nintendo Marlye Henry Thanks, brothers and sister too track, games, walkie talk- case, a fake gun, and a tablet. Switch. I promise to take Zachery Sciglimpaglia please. I have been a very ies, headphones, a heli- Love, good care of it. Dear Santa, good boy all year, I prom- copter, Buzz and Woody, Zadkiel Love, My name is Paris Taylor. I Dear Santa, ise. I love you Santa and I and bubbles. Will have been a very good girl I have been a good boy. will leave you some really Love, Dear Santa, this year. I really want a baby I would like a T-Rex for good cookies! Jaxson Kinne I want two LOL dolls. I want Dear Santa, doll, Barbie doll and a tablet. Christmas. Love, 4 tickets to Disneyland. I want I want a camera, a new But what I really want is for Thank You Santa, Andrew Dear Santa, a new phone. I want a new TV, a Christmas Bear, a little my papaw Roger to get better. Nathanuel Knox I have been a good red swimsuit. I want a snake. I Christmas tree, a Barbie Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, boy. Please bring me an want Jojo posters. House, a backpack for my Love, Dear Santa, I would like a Paw Patrol Incredibles lego set. Bring Love, bear, a kitty back pack. Plus Paris Taylor I have been extra good this fire truck, Legos, move, my brother a bunny. I love Kylee McConkey a toy car and candy canes— year! I would like new Legos. camo gun and camo jacket. you Santa. more toys for my Sissy. Dear Santa, Ty would like dinosaurs! Thank you so much. Love, Dear Santa, You’re the best! Thank you. I can’t wait for you to visit Thank You! Love, Chapel Chambers I have been somewhat good Love, me on Christmas Eve. Will Neyland Watson Paxton Sharp this year. I would like LOL Rhiannon you please bring me Ryan, Dear Santa, dolls, scruff a luv, art kit, slime Mickey Mouse and Muppet Dear Santa, Dear Santa, My name is Olivia. I have kit, MyLife doll stuff, playing Dear Santa, toys? I also like Jake & The I would really like a I have been a very good been good all year. Please cooking stuff, my two sisters I want a Baby Alive, and a lol Neverland Pirates, Marvel bouncy house for Christmas! girl. I want a phone case, bring me baby dolls, toy haven’t been really good this doll. I would also like a Tablet. and Imaginext toys. I love I have been a very good boy baby car seat, Luv a Bella, horses, and unicorns for year but I guess you can get I would also like a Flip a Zoo. books and painting. this year! and a makeup set. Christmas. them a little something. Love, Love, Thanks! Love, Love, Love, Kennedy Beckett McConkey Jordan Davis Kendall Leslie Olivia Latham Sophie McNabb The Advocate & Democrat Letters to Santa 2018 — 11

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Ms. Hampton's I’ve been good this year. Can I would like Nerf guns and I am a good boy. I want a This Christmas I would My name is Jackson Wear. I First-Grade Class I please have Play Dough? I breakout beast and a tram- scooter and a Jurassic World like a LOL Bigger Sur- am a student in first grade. I’ve also want Pokemon cards. I poline. You choose what I Playset. Merry Christmas Santa! prise Ball, Mc2 Makeup been good this year. How are also want a lego game. I also deserve. Love, Bag, JoJo Siwa Blind you? I would like a few games Dear Santa, want an xbox game. Madden Love, Canaan Couch Bags, Pennywise poster, for my Xbox 360 and a small I would like a nut- NFL 10. Oh and we left some Ryker Hairdorables, scruffaluv, Lego Village. Please be safe cracker doll, a snowman, cookies. Merry Christmas! 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I want an LOL doll, a remote Dear Santa, Army men, a new camo I have been good all year. Dear Santa, control car, a big LOL doll Lizard, a tuxedo, a four- hat, and my two front teeth. Dear Santa, I would also like a makeup I want a dog for Christmas. house, pink slime, a bike, wheeler, a fidget spinner (the Love, I really want that farm set. set. And I want a dog playset and I shopkins, LOL doll lip gloss, best one), RC Jeep, and a Play Mahkye Brackett I can’t wait to see you! And I want a goldfish. I want a deer Love, and a Jojo bow. Also a tablet Mobile village. want surprises for my family Kylee Standridge and I want a big big big doll and a Lego set. Love, Dear Santa, on Christmas and it will be 8 playset. I want a baby calf. Love, Colt Watson My name is Colt Ma- players. Dear Santa, Love, Kinsley son Taylor. I have been a Love, Madison I want a Venom character Dear Santa, very good boy this year. Junior Barnes and a carnage playstation Dear Santa, We have been very good this I would like a Nerf gun, 4, and legos batman. I Dear Santa, I would like a play station 4, year. I would like a computer, XBOX one, and a watch. Dear Santa, My name is Ben. I would would like a finger dino- and an iPhone X. A big T-Rex a babydoll, and a campout But what I really want is for Can you give me 100 LOLs, like Star Wars toys, new video saur, antivenom character, and a scar nerf gun with a Barbie set. Please let me my Papaw Roger Taylor to 100 confetti pops, and 100 games, Star Wars Roblox, and she venom character, and a scope on it. Thank you Santa. know your favorite cookies get better. Merry Christ- fashion crushes. I also want 1 a happy family. venom suit. Love, so I can leave them for you. I mas! Pomsey and 99 Spirit Toys! Love, Elyjah would also like a little live pets Love, Love, Love, Ben puppy. Thank you! Colt Taylor Dixie Daffron Levi Garrett Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, Thank you for bringing me My name is Axel. I am 6 Mya Hawkins presents. You’re so nice! I'll years old. I have been very make you cookies! I can’t wait good this year. My Christmas Dear Santa, wish list is this; a nerf gun, I want a Ford toy car, Big The joy Christmas to see you! Love, robot toy, Lego set, and a truck to ride in, a girl dinosaur Barret piano. to go with my boy dinosaur, Love, a discoball with different brings.... Dear Santa, Axel colored lights, a hoverboard, I would like for Christmas a Nintendo 3ds, Mario Kart glows like the lights on a tree. It’s like a a phone, video games, a new Ms. Dyer's game and Ralph Breaks the bike, and an Xbox controller. First-Grade Class Internet movie. beacon, shining so bright the entire family Love, Love, Johnny Leland Shaw can feel it. We sincerely hope you have a Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I would like, Imaginext, Dear Santa, happy holiday season, filled with I want a Fingerling and a Monopoly Mario Kart, I want a sled, a bouncy Barbie doll. An LOL game, LOL Spiderman web, Really Rad house, and a little bike for joy, from our family to Little Sister, LOL Big Sister, and Robot, Ryan’s World, Lost my baby sister Lucy. I want a an LOL pet. I love you Santa. kittens, and Megazord. horse named Gabby. Please yours. Love, Love, make her real and brown. Alivia Clemons Noah Hunt Love, Kaylee Borden Dear Santa, Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a race I want a LOL under wrap Dear Santa, track and Xbox. Plus some cool Surprise, and 100 LOL I want a Monster Truck track, stuff. And could you please Fashion Crushes. Thank you 100 Nerf guns, and a Playsta- Sweetwater | Harriman bring my momma something. Santa! tion 4 please! Kingston Love, Love, Love, Noah Harper Mekinna Garland Brody McKelvey www.kykerfuneralhomes.com

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Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I hope you are feeling well. I hope you give nice I want a Nintendo Switch, I have tried to be a good I want a jewel suitcase, This year for Christmas I Would please bring me the presents to every boy and morph board, and some ac- girl this year. I am asking for a Rollie kissing puppy, a would like some Legos and lego sets police station, kes- girl. I would like hot wheels tion figures. these toys, a Tenney A.G. jeweled mirror, and a glitter a kid’s drum set. Please tell sel run millennium falcon, tracks with some hot wheels. Love, doll, a hover board and a JoJo Siwa bow. I also want a Sparkles the elf that I miss Voltron, stormbringer, the big- My sister and I will leave you Jacob Walters new tablet. Would also love a glitter backpack with jewels. her. gest harry potter set and any cookies, milk, and carrots for little puppy but I know that’s Love, Love, other sets you can? I will leave you and your reindeer. Dear Santa, hard to carry on your sleigh. Riley Tallent Lindsey Worley chocolate milk and cookies Love, I have been good. I would Thank you so much! for you. Carter VanDerlofske like magic powers, I would Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, like to be camouflage and get Audrina Forester I want one thousand dol- I want a Fingerlings, a big Kayden Debety Ms. McClendon's a car that I can drive. lars, a phone, an art pack, Flipazoo, and a foot spa. Love, Dear Santa, a TV, legos, and an Xbox! I Lucas want a fishing rod. Dear Santa, First-Grade Class Keegan I am good so for Christmas love Santa! Tyler also wants a fishing I want a LOL doll please. Also can you bring me a polar ex- Love, rod. We have been very can I have a unicorn pillow and Dear Santa, Dear Santa, press with six cars, a remote Essley Watson good. blanket? I also want teacher I want a little tiny black I hope you have a great control helicopter, fortnite, Love, supplies to play teacher. Also I drone for myself and a real Christmas. Thank you for all the and robux. Dear Santa, Anna Grace Stamey want a LOL coloring book and pink hamster for my sister. presents and you’re welcome for Love, For Christmas, I would like stuffed unicorn. Thank you for I also would like to have a the cookies and milk. You are Landon Robinson a dirt bike, monster trucks, a Dear Santa, my presents last year. My baby teddy bear. I’ve kinda been the best. Thank you for making camo stuffed animal puppy, I would like a Robo dog and doll needs new clothes too. good. a great Christmas for us. Dear Santa, a new Nerf gun and a ball for a Paw Patrol Lookout Tower. Love, Love, Love, All I want for Christmas is a the swimming pool. For my Love, Cheyenne Mason Logan Scozzaro Kasmira monster truck, transfer truck, sister Bailee a heart stuffed Brookelyn Cook dump truck, tractor, remote animal, and my other sister Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Ms. Melanie Britton's control car, and a Honda four Paisley a new basketball. I Ms. Carrie White's I’ve been really good this I would like for Christmas wheeler. will leave you some cookies year! Can you please bring me hot wheels, transformer, he- First-Grade Class Love, and milk. I can’t wait until First-Grade Class a crate creature, yellies, lego licopter, legos, and racecars, Corbin W. Lankford Christmas. Batman 1, and super Mario drum stick and mine craft Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, maker. I’m very excited to see ps4. I want a JOJO Siwa doll Dear Santa, Abram Lane “AJ” I have been very good this my elf Smiley. Love, and I want Breyer horses I want a Devastater. I want a year. I would like to have some Love, Elijah for Christmas. I also want a Brutisus. Dear Santa, Hatchimals, Fingerlings, an Ty Hannah panda bear, fingerglings, and I Love, I would like L.O.L. Untamed Raptor, and Saber Dear Santa, miss our elf Rosie. I also want Noah Burgess surprises, a new purse, a Tooth. I will leave you milk and Dear Santa, My name is Colby Collins. a Moana doll. wishing necklace, power cookies. Please bring me some LOLs, I wish for a happy Christmas. I love you, Dear Santa, wheels. I will leave you milk Love, coloring stuff, Barbie dolls, I would like to get a Nintendo Madison Earle I think I have been a good and cookies. Candace new clothes, pipsie pops, a Switch, a Batman toy and a boy. I want a watch, a mini Love, new baby doll, a new blanket, Harry toy. Dear Santa, blue and orange dinosaur Chloe Grace Bivens Dear Santa, shopkins, and a new tablet. I Love, Hi Santa, How are you that climbs on your finger, I would like my life camper. have been a good girl. Thank Colby today? Here’s what I want for and some Nintendo games. Dear Santa, It is blue. I hope I get a jeep to you! Christmas. I want a robot that Please bring my brother and I want L.O.L. dolls, L.O.L. pull it with. Merry Christmas. Love, Dear Santa, anything and a hypno ring sister some gifts too. Thank pets, a tablet, doll clothes, Love, Ariel Wurstner I want a boxy boxy down that actually works. Santa, for you Santa! Monster High dolls, a Hunter Della Presley bots, a journal with a key. Christmas, I have lots of other Love, and Apple doll, Monster High Dear Santa, Love, things that I want. Bye Santa. Luke clothes, and num nums. Dear Santa, What I wish for is the bigger Izebella Kelley Merry Christmas, holiday Love, This year for Christmas I want LOL surprises, LOL house, Jesus’ birthday. Ms. Pappas' Karli Leinart a Playstation 4 and an X-box Dear Santa, Love, One. I have been pretty good LOL surprise under wraps, First-Grade Class JoJo kid in the candy store I would like V-bucks, an Graham Ms. Starnes' this year. So I would want some shop, new clothes, sewing kit, Alexa, Jamanji board game, a new games to go with it. and makeup kit. tablet, some science stuff, sur- Dear Santa, Dear Santa, First-Grade Class Love, Love, vival gear and an alarm clock. I want Vans, PC, gamer I would like a Barbie Fisher Ellis Lily Carmley Love, chair, new backpack, Legos, Dream camper, JoJo head- Dear Santa, Isaac Ellis candy, giant nutcracker, Mas- phones, and more toys. I I have been a very good Dear Santa, Dear Santa, ter Chef Costume. have been really good this girl this year. For Christmas, I want LOL makeup, a tablet, I have been good this year. Dear Santa, Love, year. I would like an art set, a a Shimmer and Shine Doll, a I would love any kind of nerf I want a white 18 wheeler Gabe Love, tablet, teal Converse, and notebook, high heels, Reese gun, a big truck with a trailer, for Christmas please. Also I Hannah Derby an American Girl Doll. I will Ice Cream Lipstick, neck- a PS4 with some cool games, want the new train PS4 video Dear Santa, leave you milk and cookies. laces, books, binders, a pet some slime, and a tool set. I game and a toy FedEx truck I would like some LOL dolls Dear Santa, I hope you like them. Merry cat, outfits, and a big people will leave you some cookies please. I want a new mail and something for my mom. I would like a tablet, Christmas! playhouse. and milk. truck for my brother Aydan. Some house shoes for her and a Play-Doh, some markers, Love, Love, Love, Love, toy computer and dress for me. a hoodie, hair bows, and a Emma Kirkland Hope Braxton Gentry Jamarcus Love, tiara. I would also like God Liberty and Jesus to be happy. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, I would like a stuffed For Christmas, I would like I want a mystery pop emoji, I would like a Computer, Dear Santa, Kissta Wilson puppy. I would like a Barbie to get new clothes, socks, a big fingerling, and a little VHS player, Slim Kit, Grave I want a tablet and Barbie doll. shoes, princess car, playhouse, fingerling. I’ve been good too. Digger, RC Truck and $1,000. doll and monster high dolls Dear Santa, Love, and anything else. I have been Love, Love, and a little Christmas tree and I want monkey fingerling, Karla good. Jade Torbett Aiden Garcia Lalaloopsie dolls. I want a big headphones, L.O.L. Love, phone and a real dog and cat. Surprise, high heel boots, Dear Santa, Olivia Stover Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I want hunter dolls and apple a little phone, a unicorn, I want a My Life Jojo I would like a giant sized Thank you for our elf Fred. I dolls. an owl, and an outfit for my doll, the Lego Friends set, Dear Santa, Godzilla that’s 40 inches long. will be a good girl. Love, dog. I would also like a JoJo a couple of LOL dolls, and I’ve been good this year. I I would also like a giant shin Love, Lilly bow and two pairs of dog definitely clothes. I would want a whole box of LOL dolls. Godzilla, a xenomorph robot, Alivia Supernault shoes. really like some Yum Yums I want a pack of markers and a xenomorph queen, and more Dear Santa, Love, and a big My Little Pony film for my camera. I really godzilla toys. Dear Santa, I want a new screen for my Case Winkler Set to color. Thank you so want the LOL surprise house. Love, I want an imagine batman, iPad. I want a Donald Duck much! Love, Isaac Brookshire Spiderman homecoming teddy. I want a Christmas Dear Santa, Love, Harper and if you can a PS4 Mickey show. I ran out of ideas. I will I would like a RC Hot- Storm Millsaps Dear Santa, Mouse Club House, a bobble tell the elf. wheels truck, ninja turtle Dear Santa, I want a guitar, pig, and a head and a phone. Love, figures, please. I would also Dear Santa, I want a unicorn. I want a pet Barbie with animals. Also a fur Love, Brantley like a choo-choo for my I hope to get a remote cat. I want art supplies. I want a real dinosaur. How about an Jacob West brother, Justin. Thank you, control truck, hunting stuff, pool. I want a computer. I want easel. I’ve been good. I want a Dear Santa, Santa! and fishing stuff. I hope you a poopsie. I want a unicorn baby alive with real hair. Dear Santa, I want a LOL house, JOJO Love, can get my family stuff, too. night light. Love, I want a new Tablet, slime, bow, my life table, a 5 surpriz- Douglas Wise I love Santa. Love, Karley Boring Chapter Books, and a doll able. I want the loaves and Love, Isabella house. fishes to feed a lot of kids. Dear Santa, Layne Dear Santa, Love, Love, I would like a huge Nerf Dear Santa, I would like a watch and a Carlee Williams Aubrey Brown gun, a big race track that has Dear Santa, I want an Xbox One, 2 Xbox xbox free, plus games. loops, twists, and turns, not I want outfits! I want One controllers, and some Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, just a circle track. I think I shoes! I want a Virginia Xbox One games. Jagger Jones I have been really good girl. I want my papaw to get well have been good enough for Tech hoodie! I want a real Love, I would love a Scare B&B and soon. I would like to have that. Thank you. dog! I want bath bombs! I Tanner Mills Dear Santa, all of Vampirinas friends. I a big transformer man, a Love, want water squishies! I want I would like a basketball goal would love a tea party set, Fur football and new shoes and Ryland Cunningham makeup! Dear Santa, and a new basketball. A hover Real Dina. Can you get me say a prayer for my mom and Love, I want a phone. Also, I would board and llama llama books. some of these? papaw. Love you Santa. Dear Santa, Alex like a remote control car. I A new bigger gas dirt bike and Love, Love, I want a Sunny Day doll, want 5 monster trucks. I want air planes. Chloe Best Skyler Mason a JoJo stuffed animal, and Dear Santa, a bike that looks like a dirt bike Love, booties. I have been a pretty good and Mommy to be happy. Michael Alexander Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, boy this year. Can you Love, I have been a very good boy I want an iPhone, a unicorn Halen please bring a laptop with Kenedi Dear Santa, this year. So for Christmas I stuffed animal, an American a mouse and head phones. I haven’t been the best boy would like a remote control Girl doll, some nail polish and Dear Santa, Also a WWE steel cage Dear Santa, but I have been the best I can monster truck, 2 camouflage lotion, clothes for me and my I hope you have an amaz- and wrestling figures and a I want a bunch of Legos, a be. I would like a Venom toy curtains, a watch, and a 4 American Girl doll can match ing Christmas. I would like sleeping bag. Hope you and big T-Rex, and a puppy. and some big trucks and a wheeler. Thank you so much and some high heels and a L.O.L. pet, L.O.L. glitter reindeers are doing good. Love, batman robot. Santa. some boots. dolls, and Shopkins, and Safe travels. Merry Christ- Justin Noblett Love, Love, Love, unicorn headphones to go mas! Baylen Dunkin Justice Mia Matoy with my unicorn phone Love, Dear Santa, case. Tell Mrs.Clause merry Bentley Garrett I want a tracker boat. I want a Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Christmas. Thank you for Captain America mast. I want I would like a go kart motor I would like a PJ Mark I want a bouncy house, a the presents and everything Dear Santa, an iPhone. I want another for Christmas. I would also like watch, and a slime factory for lego set, a ball pit please. else. I’ve been a good girl, For Christmas I would like gold fish. I want clothes. I a kitten. Christmas please. Thank you. have a merry Christmas. a Minecraft game. want a dog. Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Landon Black Ayden Kern Jaxson Alex Covarrubias Levi Brently The Advocate & Democrat Letters to Santa 2018 — 13

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I love you Santa so I want a Cyborg toy for My name is Johnathan. I am My name is Morgan. I am 7 Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christ- Do you have a reindeer much. I love your elves. I Christmas. And I want a Nerf 7 years old. For Christmas I years old. Santa, my mommy mas! Please, can I have named Rudolph and does want the same guitar as my gun. would like farm animals, a big says I have been the best girl. an iPod? I want an Apple he have a glowing red Momma. Thank you. Cayden Arden T-Rex, a red giraffe, police of- My wish list is: baby doll, iPad, a gaming chair, a real nose? Please bring my Love, ficer Legos, and a jack-in-the- hover board, archaeologist set, 4-wheeler with , razor mom a new owl pillow for Kaylee Bright Dear Santa, box. Thank you! I will leave and a telescope. I will give the jets, a robe, dog slippers, Christmas. Can I have a I would like a doll, a toy cat, you some cookies. reindeer cookies and Santa Untamed Fingerlings, a science set? P.S. Christmas Dear Santa, toy Minion, McDonalds set, a Love, please bring snow. dog, and a PS4. is not about presents it is Thank you for all the hard racing car, a toy banana with Johnathan Montooth Morgan Love, about Jesus. work you do! If you could a Minion, and Minion Dave. Rylan Roberts Love, this year, bring me a zom- I like what you will give me. I Dear Santa, Ms. Sarah Davis' Christopher McCulley bie blaster, hover board, love you Santa Claus! My name is Layton. For Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, and a foxy costume. I’d Taylor Dower Christmas I would like a I’ve been a good boy this Dear Santa, really love that. My mom hatchibaby and a yellies year and if you could bring Please, can I have Under and I will leave out carrots Dear Santa, spider. I love you Santa! Dear Santa, me two kids cars, a blue Armour shoes? Can I have and cookies. See you soon! Hi Santa. If I have been Love, How have you been? I have umbrella, water boots, a socks, please? Can I have Merry Christmas. good can I have a JoJo Siwa Layton Krigin been fine. Can I please have a tablet, and a tablet for my a box of toys? Can I have Love, singer? Please can I have an new bike, unicorn slippers and brother, and an Xbox One. an Under Armour backpack, Jaydan LOL doll house. One more Dear Santa, something for my mom? Can Love, please? Can I please have thing, I wish I can spend time My name is Luke. For I also have a laptop, a real live Eki Smith a box of Legos? Can you Dear Santa, with my family! Christmas I would like a kitten and a real phone? please get new dog rain For Christmas, I would Kahlen Brummett swing. I love you Santa! Thank you Santa Claus. Dear Santa, boots for my mom? Can you like to have a pony and a Love, Love, I hope you bring me a please get my dad Nikes? toy farm. I would like a new Dear Santa, Luke Marshall Lydia Peery robot so it can help me and Can you give me a chain pair of pjs. I would like For Christmas I want Lego my brother clean my house. necklace? new jewelry. Hulk buster smashup and a Dear Santa, Dear Santa, It’s size is 33 feet. Please, Love, Love, PS4. For Christmas I want a I want a Freddy Fazbear toy, get me 1 Nerf gun. Get me Gabe Whited Ellie Kadin Patterson Hulk toy and some squishies. Xbox, computer, bike, swings a PS4 and a bike. I would like a Christmas for outside, and a new Lego set Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, shirt. I want a necklace and a for Christmas. Zaiden Gentry How is it in the North I want a stuffed animal I want some slime, a whistle. I love you Santa! Love, Pole? Well, I want a Ninten- raptor named Blue. LOL doll house, some fake Love, Hendrix Archer Dear Santa, do Switch, PS4, Minecraft Love, nails, some JoJo clothes, a Steven Taylor How have you been? I for the Switch, Minecraft Dear Santa, William mermaid tail with a fin, JOJO have been a good girl. I for the PS4, and Little Big How are you? I have been shoes, and some makeup. M s . M a n i s' would want two cute pup- Planet 3. Thank you, Santa. good this year. Please, I would Dear Santa, Kamara Johnson pies, a toy cat, a toy wolf, I love Christmas! Second-Grade Class like a Ryan toy review egg. I I want some Jurassic a snow globe, a lava-lamp, Love, want a real phone and 5 LOL World legos, an Avengers Dear Santa, a dog, wolf, unicorn, and Riley Brown Dear Santa, dolls. Merry Christmas, Santa! nerf gun, video games for I want a hover board for cat painting, a Xbox, Barbie Can I please have a Harry Thank you! my tv, some Under Armour Christmas. Please get it for set, pet shops, an iPad, and Mrs. Taylor's Potter poster? Thank you for Love, clothes, and Transformer me, Santa! I love you! four LOLs. everything you do for us and Anna Claire White Second-Grade Class toys. I think I have been a Sawyer Morgan Love, this time of year. good boy. Kate Parker Love, Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Isaac Lawrence How have you been, Santa? I would like a new phone, Bryson Rodgers I want a PS4 and a Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this some clothes, squishies, Nintendo Switch and a new Santa, please will you Dear Santa, year. Please, I want WWE toys slime, shoes, a pink hover- Dear Santa, Nintendo 3DS. bring me a turbo man with I hope I will get presents. Kaden Gibby I would like an Xbox One with and new board games. I will board, a my life doll, Hatchi- Minecraft and Alien vs. Preda- leave milk and cookies for you, booster? Will you bring me mals, pomsies, poopsie, I tried to be a good boy. $1,000, a toy Freddy action Mom says my stinking Dear Santa, tor, a survival knife, Xbox, live Santa. and a big L.O.L. Surprise gold, colossal T-rex and a gas Love, figure, a space ship, new Doll. side comes out too much. I want a hover board and a stickers, a computer and a Santa, if I have been good football that blows up. I want drone from minecraft. Rafe Dean Love, Marshall Franklin time machine? Kylie enough, will you bring me a new baseball glove and Love, a blue truck and a pocket an iPhone 10! I want a Lego Dear Santa, Davien Wiseman knife. set and a new helmet for my Dear Santa, Please, can you give me an Dear Santa, Sincerely, bike. I would like an Xbox one for Elf on the Shelf? Please Santa, Hi Santa. Can I have a Dear Santa, Blake Wakefield Gibson McKenzie Christmas. I think I have been give me a unicorn. Please, can L.O.L. New Surprise, a good. you give me a real unicorn? Please, bring me a Nerf Harley Quinn shirt, a fidget rifle gun, a Lego set, a Dear Santa, Zach Wells Please Santa, can you give me spinner, a L.O.L. pet puppy Ms. Koch's Tennessee basketball goal, I want for Christmas is a 6 computers? doll, some pants, Joker doll, connects, a zombie strike Second-Grade Class Glitter Fingerlings and a fake Dear Santa, Love, puppy folder, and hair ac- nerf gun, a Tennessee dog. My name is Baylee Tallent Emmy Arrowood cessories. My puppy wants pillow, an Apple phone, an Dear Santa, Kenzie Robinson and I am 7 years old. I live in a new ball. I want an XBOX 3D. I want Madisonville. I have been a very Dear Santa, Xbox 360, a computer, a Love, new water bottle, a printer, a wrestling belt and toys. I Dear Santa, good girl this year and have I want a unicorn stuffed ani- Isabella Bulmer a Vol-opoly board game also want to be a line leader Will you get me an XBOX been thinking of what I would mal. I love you Santa so much. and a toy for my brother. at school. 3D? Will you get me a like for Christmas. I would like I want an angel necklace. I Dear Santa, Love, Noah Aranda remote controlled airplane? an LOL biggie pet, polly pocket, want a flip shirt. Hi Santa. For Christmas Jaiden Tilley Will you get me a fishing and a basketball goal. I am very Love, I want an Xbox One, a Nin- Dear Santa, pole that tells me where the excited for your visit. Gracie Yates tendo 3 DS, a ninjago set, I want a set of Shopkins. fish are? Thanks Santa. Love, Dear Santa, a Minecraft chapter book, a I want a glow in the dark Joe Davis Baylee Dear Santa, How have you been? I couple Boxcar Kids books, soccer ball. Can I also have How have you been? I have have been a good girl this a Ben Ten watch, Ben Ten a trampoline? Dear Santa, Dear Santa, been a good girl this year. year. Can you please bring toys, and that’s all. Janna Goodman I would like a hover board, I have been a really good boy Can I please have a LOL Doll, me some more Barbie stuff, Love, some slime, a 50 LOL this year. I would like a drum a Unicorn Fingerling, a bath unicorn stuff, a dog robot Bentley Dear Santa, surprise, a notebook, a new set, legos, a bike, and art stuff, bomb maker, a hatchimal and and a Hatchimal baby? My number one toy is the tablet, new bike, Lego sets, and a Tennessee basketball. girl Legos? Thank You! Dear Santa, Roblox bloxy award toy. My some new guitar strings, a Merry Christmas! Love, Love, I try to be a good boy. I second toy I want is a cac- kitten and everything for the Love, Sarah Beth Sitzler Finlee Lyons want a scooter and a laptop. tus plush. My third toy is kitten, and a watch that has Andrew Raper Merry Christmas. Dino masher. My last toy is games on it. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, Hero masher. I believe you Abby Atchley Dear Santa, How have you been? I have Please, get me a remote Bryson Couch are real, Santa! I think you I have been a good girl this been a good boy this year. control monster truck, a are awesome! P.S. Thanks! Dear Santa, year. Please bring me clothes, Please bring me for Christmas, bunch of cars, a Optimus Dear Santa, Tony Gannon For Christmas I want a guitar, and new boots. I would a big robot, a big globe, a big Prime kite, a kitten, an I have been a very good 3DS. Next, I want a big like a pretty baby doll. Also, gummy bear, a car, a car tag, action figure Foxy, a new boy this year. I want a Nin- Dear Santa, Mario plush. And I want a bring me a barbie camper and a bubblegum machine, a big game for my Xbox, and tendo Switch and games for I want a computer, two my box of Pokémon cards. And a hatchimal. I would like a few dog, a big horse, and a big a Five Nights at Freddy’s the Nintendo for Christmas life dolls, and a tablet for super smash bros for the surprises too. stuffed animal. backpack. this year. Christmas. Nintendo Switch. Love, Love, Love, Love, Brooklyn Benson Keyan Carroll Kailynn Boring Coltyn Greeson Kawliga Kennedy Ryan

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Surprise dolls, I would like Mickey Mouse I am going to want the BIG I just really love all the Mrs. Ameen's phone, a Furbie, L.O.L. dolls, a unicorn stuffed animal, a Fur and Batman things. Thank batman robot, BIG power ranger stuff. I want a tree house and Smashers. I would also Real Friend puppy, markers, you. robot, and a train track. and baby dolls. My sister Preschool Class like a big Pikmi Pops, a L.O.L. and colored pencils with eras- Connor M Love, wants a baby doll, too. Ry- Biggy Pets, a Fingerlings ers. I also want some Legos. Derek Steffa der wants a Mickey Mouse Dear Santa, Playset, and Shopkins. I will Merry Christmas! Mrs. Farrell's and Clubhouse toy. I really I want a baby doll. I like play- have milk and cookies for you. Love, Dear Santa, love to play dress-up. My ing with dolls. I feed the bottles. Love, Marley Lynn Mrs. Jackson's I want a pink car, cupcakes, sister and I would like some I like to play dress up at school. Reese Preschool Class and some paw patrol toys. dress-up clothes to play I like to play with playdough Dear Santa, Love, with at my house. I want and that rolling thing. I have Dear Santa, I would like an iPhone, a Dear Santa, LeiJahannah Webb to see you Santa and I will been good. I play dress up too. I want L.O.L dolls. I want computer, a DS, a kitten, a box I want a baby Jack Jack toy leave you milk and cookies Love, slime. I want a gooey ball. full of toys, no Barbie dolls, from Incredibles 2. Dear Santa, in the kitchen for you to eat. Ashlynn Griffin I want Barbies. I want a new The Vega, and Dragon Ball Love, I want a deer for Christmas. What do you like to eat? lunch box. Legends stuff, and an Xbox. Ariel Brady I also want a truck and a four Do you like Burger King or Dear Santa, Love, Love, wheeler and a tractor. I also McDonalds? I love both. I want toys for Christmas. I Ryeleigh Addison Brooke Martin Dear Santa, need toy trees for the deer. Merry Christmas, want a truck, a train, a house… I want a Ryan's World egg, Love, Ryleigh my dollhouse, a dump truck. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, some shopkins and my little Ariat West Will you bring daddy some- I have been a good boy I want a real phone, a new pony’s house. Dear Santa, thing? Bring mommy a dump this year. May I please have a baby shirt, and some money. I Love, Mrs. Millard's and I want a Barbie, a prin- truck too? I am going to leave Lego police car, toy dino, big also want me to not have to do Sadie Clark cess carriage, and prin- you some milk. I’ve been a stuffed shark, and a magnify- my homework, a Spongebob Mrs. Hicks' cess crown. Haley wants sweet boy. ing glass? bunk bed, and a new game. Dear Santa, Preschool Class a Batman for Christmas. Love, Love, Love, I would like a baby doll and a Please get my Barbies a toy Keagan Elliott Eddie Edwards Zoe stroller. I would also like some Dear Santa, camper and a baby blanket kitchen play sets. I want to ride on a roller- for my doll. Can you bring Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, coaster that I saw in a book. me some real nail polish for Well, thank you for presents I want a Fingerling, makeup, I want an Xbox One and all Delilah Delee I saw some baby dolls at the Christmas? I like pink and and when I go to sleep I will two unicorn necklaces, Hot the games Owen has please. store that I want, too. sparkly. Haley wants a fish give you milk and cookies. I Wheels cars (a lot of them), a My brother would like new Dear Santa, Abigail aquarium that lights up. My would like a toy dog, a gold dog poster, JoJo Siwa book, a guitar strings. We would also I want the thing that shoots baby girl loves balls to play one, and I wish I will have a ring horse poster, a unicorn book, like a helicopter, bike, Fitbit, out that I saw on TV. I also want Dear Santa, with at my house. My baby for my Elsa and Anna dress. I and a unicorn poster. and a TV. Thank you. some Thomas and friends. I want LOL painting and sister needs a bottle of milk. wish I had Elsa hair. Can you Love, Love, Love, new iPad. Santa can you I am going to leave Santa bring me an Elsa wig, and Elsa Payton Edwards Jonah Benjamin Fuller give me presents? I will some chocolate chip cook- shoes. I want some My Little give you cookies every ies and milk. I need to go to Pony stickers. Can you bring Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, night that you come to my the store first. me a cage for my toy dog? I would like a big jug of Can I please have these I would like a Thomas train house. I love you and Merry Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas Santa. I can glue, a puppy stroller, an art things for Christmas: Bey track with a switch, I also Christmas. Sierra Rose leave you some cookies and set, a phone, earrings, some Blades, Horusood, galaxy would like a crane that picks up Abriella something good. Do you like board games, the gold fish Pegasus, and Wyvron train blocks. Thank you Santa!! Dear Santa, popcorn? game, and puppy clothes. sets, more fish for my tank, Love, Dear Santa, I want a Cat Boy car from Love, Love, new baseball bat, and a baby Dillon Jesperson I want a princess carriage. Pj Masks. I want some tool Faith Evans Celsea sister? I am going to leave you toys. Ryland wants an owl- Love, Dear Santa, chocolate chip cookies and ette toy. Please bring me a Hi Santa, Dear Santa, Kayden I want a boat and a jet ski. I milk on the table. toy car. I am going to leave Can you bring me a kitchen I would like a farm and a also want some boots. Happy Holidays, you some cookies and leave with a refrigerator and play milk L.O.L. bigger surprise, and I Dear Santa, Love, Brylee you a cup of milk. with that thing that you pretend would like a Poopsie surprise I want an army suit with a Brayden McClain Merry Christmas, to make a smoothie? I also want unicorn. Please and thank you. hat, a step watch, a dirt bike, Dear Santa, Brayden that hot thing…that waffle thing Love, and a police officer suit with a Dear Santa, I want a real tablet. I to make waffles for pretend. I Josie badge. I would also like some I want a Christmas box with want some hair bows, Dear Santa, am going to leave you some handcuffs. Legos and a ninja inside. clothes, baby dolls, and a I want a blue Power Wheel food. Not pretend food but real Mrs. Turpin's Love, Love, real phone. I will leave you that you drive and steer. food. Love, Second-Grade Class Riley Khalil McCowan cookies. I want some toys for my Merry Christmas, brother, Tucker. Try to bring Isabelle Hallcox Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Emma Riley a red power dogs and Dear Santa, I want JoJo walkie talkies. I I want a train, a car and a track me some trucks. I want Dear Santa, I want five L.O.L.’s please. I want a tablet and a L.O.L. doll, for the train to go on. I love you Dear Santa, Santa at my house. I want a crocodile toy. Can want an Alexa please. I want 3 books, a phone, JoJo Siwa santa. I want a new red car for Merry Christmas, you bring me PJ mask. It’s a a friendship bracelet maker dolls, a new backpack, and a Love, my Barbies. I want a toy Parker toy that you put in the car and please. JoJo Siwa backpack. Ezra Montoya birthday cake like the one play with it. It can light up. My Love, Love, that I saw at the store. I Dear Santa, brothers can play with it too. I Sydney Hailie Walters Dear Santa, want the little telescope that I want a tractor hauler that want some cars like we have at I want a Spiderman with a you look through and take hauls food. I will leave you school. They are big cars. Can I Dear Santa, Dear Santa, tower. I also need a bad guy. to my house. Can I have a some milk and cookies with have a game we have at school. I would like a L.O.L. doll. I want LuvaBella, Pie Face Love, fishy toy? I want to see your a note. The stick is a magnet and you I would like some slime. I Cannon, Chow Crown, and a Bently Mullins reindeer. Can I pet them? Merry Christmas, move little balls to the color would like some poopsies. I Frozen piggy bank. Merry Christmas, Gabriel they belong and you can match would like some LPS JoJo Love, Dear Santa, Jocelyn the letters. I don’t have that bows. I want a hermit crab Gracyn I would like a doll house with Dear Santa, game. I am going to leave you for my friend Brooklyn. I some dolls and a new bike. Dear Santa, I might want a new cookies and milk for you, and would also like a phone and Dear Santa, Love, I want a pink princess kitchen set, I have lost all some carrots for your reindeers. some more L.O.L. dolls. I have been good this Harmony Norris carriage. Can I have a blue the food from my old one. Love, Love, year. Can you bring me two Barbie car? I want some I need a new green scooter Isaiah Hall Courtney American dolls and a bunk Dear Santa, Hatchimals. I am going to because green is my favor- bed please? I love Santa. I want a new basketball, some leave you milk and cookies ite color. I need a new red Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, crayons, coloring books, and at the table. bike because my other one I want a spider man playset. I I want 100 L.O.L. dolls. I Natasha Williams some books to read. Happy Holidays, was ran over. Try to get me haven’t never seen it but I want want a pink bike. I want an Love, Kylee a playhouse like the one at one. I had a Batman birthday iPhone. I want a Star Wars Dear Santa, Sienna Pippin school. before. Can you bring me a toy. I want a poop emoji I love the car. I love the Dear Santa, Merry Christmas, hotrod set with some cars? outfit. I want a poop pillow police car. I love the yellow Dear Santa, I want an American Girl Jaxson I want a yellow basketball. I that is huge. robot. I love the race car. I love I want a WHOLE box of Legos doll that has purple hair and already have a basket to throw Love, the cheetah robot. I love the also I want a rainbow bath a big pink Barbie house. I Dear Santa, it in. I want to come see you Ryan Delgado Dale bird robot. bomb. I love you Santa!! am going to leave you milk All I want for Christmas but it’s too cold and ice. Betty Love, Harper Price and cookies on my table. is these four things from knows where you are. You are at Dear Santa, Andrew Merry Christmas, Walmart. I want toy chain- the North Pole. I want an iPod, Fortnite on Dear Santa, Laney saw, bike, slime, and a Love, PS3, and Lego Minecraft the I would like a new bike and purple truck. I am going to Landon Bovard mine. some Legos. Dear Santa, leave you some food. What Love, Sweetwater Love, I want a real small red do you like to eat? Dear Santa, Jack Primary Konrad Price dinosaur toy. Bring me a Merry Christmas, I really want a Playstation with squeaky toy for my brother, Jayveon a Fortnite game. My bubba, Dear Santa, School's Dear Santa, Michael. I need something Lucas, plays it and I like it. I’ve been very good this Letters I want a basketball, new shoes else, bring me something Dear Santa, Sometimes my sister plays year. I want an iPhone, an and my little pony!! that starts with the letter Bring me a Batman house, with me. Can I have a fight- Xbox, and a hatchimal. I to Santa Love, “L.” I want to see Santa and a Batman, and Batman ing Batman? I want the game would also like a giant L.O.L. Yari Quintino take a picture. I am going to Super Friends bat cave. All Minecraft. A long time ago we like my sisters. I want a JoJo leave milk and cookies near those are very cool! Me will downloaded it on my tablet. It’s Siwa stuff, a four wheeler, Dear Santa, the table. leave you some milk and not on my tablet anymore. I’m and a scruff-a-luv. Thank you Ms. Summey's I would like some nerf toys I love you, cookies and even leave you going to give you cookies and Santa. Oh and an elf please. carrots to your reindeer. CDC Class and a cell phone so I can call Maleigha carrots for your reindeer. Love, people. Merry Christmas, Love, Cora Love, Dear Santa, Joshua Noah Russell Dear Santa, Joriah Raby I am going to leave you Dear Santa, I would like an Xbox, Nin- cookies and I want you to Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I hope all is well in the tendo, and iPad for Christ- Dear Santa, bring me a little wrapples, I want to go deer hunting I like the game Fortnite. You North Pole. I have tried to be mas. Thank you. I want a blue truck, monster their tail lights up when with dad. I love you! play it on a playstation but I good this year. I am hop- Branson B machines and a cracker egg you press the button. I want Merry Christmas, don’t have one. Can I have a ing that you can bring me a with a dragon. some new shoes. Rhettley truck to play outside with? I tangle pet, toy horse, and a Dear Santa, Love, Love, want a red truck. I want one that real guitar. Merry Christmas. I would like a baby doll for Jasiyah Johnson Ariana Dear Santa, goes fast. I want a black car to Love, Christmas. Thank you. I want a toy paw patrol play inside. It’s not a real one. Isabella Kilpatrick Haley R Dear Santa, Dear Santa, that says everything. I like I want it to pull something. I’ve I would like babies, some Bring me some paw patrol Chase, he is my favorite. been a sweet boy and I’m good Dear Santa, Dear Santa, clothes because mom said I toys and pj masks things. I Paw patrol boat. I like at school. You like cookies I want a phone and an Xbox I would like Mickey Mouse need them, some pants, and will leave you some milk and cookies and I will leave you cause I’m going to leave you One. videos for Christmas. Thank some baby dolls. cookies. some gingerbread cookies. some. Love, you. Love, I love you, Merry Christmas, Love, Christopher Addyson G Payton Sholtz Roman Xander Jace Keyt The Advocate & Democrat Letters to Santa 2018 — 15

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I want kitchen, and a I want some Legos cause I like playing with toys at My name is Zaydence. I go My name is Khole. I am 5 I cannot wait till Christmas! flashlight. I like to play legos I like them. I play at school. school. I like those wooden by Zay. I am 4. I like music years old. I would like to have I have been good this year. at school. Can I have some I like Paw Patrol Legos. I blocks. I build big forts. I and movies. I would like to motorcycles, boats, and trucks For Christmas, I wish for paw of them. I want some magnet don’t have any. Will you bring want some cars and trucks. I have Paw Patrol videos too. I for Christmas. I am a very good patrol fire truck. sticks. They stick together. me a Lego house? My mom want some markers to draw. love you. boy. Merry Christmas Santa. Love, I want to color. I like play- bringed me to see you. I don’t Can I have some puzzles? Zay S. Khole C. Ella Watson dough…blue playdough. have a Playstation so I want I like to make tall build- I going to leave you goldfish. I one of them. I got Playstation ings with the Legos. I have Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, sweet boy. games. I really like more Lego friends at school. My name is Lily. I am My name is Sawyer. I am I cannot wait till Christmas! Love, toys. I like chicken food so Love, almost 4 years old. I love almost 3 years old. I would I have been good this year. Carter Barger I’m going to leave you some Donovan Chastain to play with baby dolls. I like to have some wooden For Christmas, I wish for chicken food. would like you to bring me puzzles, blocks and anything a treasure chest with real Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, a Big Wheel and some more with Disney Cars on it for treasure. I want a game to play on Jerimiah Turner I want some LOL dolls. presents. Merry Christmas. Christmas. I am a very good Love, my Ipad that has a suite that They are tiny dolls, a new Lily M. boy. Merry Christmas. Adalynn Dmitriev pops and has a remote control Dear Santa, Barbie, some ponies...just Sawyer C. with it. And a car that makes I want a Hello Kitty toy. rainbow ponies. I also want Dear Santa, Dear Santa, noise..a red car..a big one. I want some books so my a Baby Alive that can eat My name is Kenny. I am Ms. Anderson's I cannot wait till Christmas! Can I have a gun that shoots daddy can read to me. Will and drink and they need almost 5 years old. I am re- Kindergarten Class I have been good this year. bubbles out to play with you bring me a Dory animal some pacifiers and bottles. ally into robots and dino- For Christmas, I wish for a outside. I want to leave you so I can play with it. I’ll put it That’s kind of all. I’ve been saurs. I would like you to frozen doll. Dear Santa, chocolate chip cookies. up so my baby sister can’t get sick but I am better. Merry bring me a new robot, some Love, I cannot wait till Christmas! I've Love, it. I want a Sponge Bob toy. Christmas. dinosaurs, and trucks. Thank Alayden Shaver been good this year. For Christ- Parker Kirkland I saw one at Walmart. And I Love, you Santa. mas, I wish for farmer shed. saw a Mickey Mouse phone. Tabitha Johnson Kenny C. Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, It was fake. I want an iPad. I I cannot wait till Christmas! Jon Neloms I want a Hello Kitty house play on it at school and it is Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I have been good this year. with legos and I can build it, fun. Umm. I want a baby doll My name is Will. I am 4 For Christmas, I wish for and then all that kinds of stuff, Dear Santa, Love, like here. I want a bottle and years old. I would like to a unicorn that turns into a and Hello Kitty toys, and Hello I cannot wait till Christmas! I Kylie Byrge some baby food. I like to have 2 Spiderman toys and a mermaid when it goes in the Kitty food and stuff. That’s have been good this year. For play with the markers and boat. I have been a good boy. water. all Hello Kitty. I like to play Christmas, I wish for LoL dolls. Dear Santa, write my name. I do that Merry Christmas. Love, playdough at school, color Love, Will you bring me a poppy at school. I have friends Will M. Aubrey Williams with markers and pencils, so Juley Garcia easy to draw. Actually I want make up-you put on your at school. I like to play in some Hatchimals too. face. I’m so excited! I want the kitchen and pretend Love, new new Poppy shoes cause I’m cooking. I play with the Nirvana Bilyeu they light up. I like them. dollhouse. I’m going to leave Poppy is in the movie Trolls. I you something to eat Dear Santa, already have that movie Trolls. Love, I want a thing I can make a I just want those. I want some Tasha Evans robot. Will you bring me yel- play food. I don’t have a play low and green blocks to build kitchen yet cause we haven’t Mrs. Tuck's a wall for my toys? Can I have build it yet. I need a new one. Preschool Class some playdough….green. I Can I have some playdough? like green. I like to play with I don’t have any. I’m a sweet cars and trucks. I put cars in girl cause I love everything. Dear Santa, the back of the bulldozer and Love, My name is Kyla. I am 3 play with them. Do you want Cora Anderson years old. I am a sassy little pudding? I will give you some girl and I have been a good. white pudding. Dear Santa, I would love to have a new Love, I want you to bring me baby doll and Paw Patrol Nolan Couch some cars and some trucks. toys. I love you Santa. I like to build with blocks. I Kyla M. Dear Santa, play with those we have at I like to play with blocks. I school. Those big cars go Dear Santa, like the wooden ones. I like to fast. Will you bring me some My name is Colven. I am play with playdough. I want dump trucks? I can put the 4 years old. I am a good one of those big airplanes, I cars in those trucks and drive boy most of the time. I want Spiderman bubblegum them around. I like playdough love MIckey Mouse toys and Spiderman building thing. too….all colors. Merry and puzzles. Bring me an It goes up high. Christmas. alligator puppet too. Merry Love, Love, Christmas Santa. Brantley Scroggs Rylie Branham Colven A.

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Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I cannot wait till Christmas! I cannot wait till Christmas! I cannot wait till Christmas! I I have been a good girl this For Christmas I would like a For Christmas I would like I have been good this year. I have been good this year. have been good this year. For year! Please bring me some new Barbie dream house a magic tree house and some For Christmas, I wish for a For Christmas, I wish for LOL Christmas, I wish for all the fish with a fish bowl, and and the newest Barbie camper. legos. I have tried to be kind hatchable. dolls and Pick Me Pops. video games and all the ninja a little puppy that will stay I have tried to be kind and have and have a caring heart this Love, Love, toys. small. Please give Mrs. Claus a caring heart this year. year. Elisa Aguilar Julieth Angel Love, a hug from me. Love, Love, Cannon Sutton Love, Mia Cianci Dre Taylor Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Angy I cannot wait till Christmas! I I cannot wait till Christmas! Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, have been good this year. For I have been good this year. I cannot wait till Christmas! I Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a For Christmas I would like a Christmas, I wish for nintendo For Christmas, I wish for have been good this year. For I have been a good boy this nerf gun that has yellow balls princess carriage and my own switch. Hatchimals and Barbies. Christmas, I wish for My Little year! Please bring me a pocket and a Wild Kratz set. I have DS. I have tried to be kind and Love, Love, Ponies and Transformers. knife and some toy dinosaurs. tried to be kind and have a have a caring heart this year. Emmitt McDowell Reagan Baker Love, I will leave some carrots for caring heart this year. Love, Nevaeh Turner the reindeer and you some Love, Jordyn Walker Dear Santa, Dear Santa, cookies. Thank You! Pace Ellis I cannot wait till Christmas! I I cannot wait till Christmas! Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, have been good this year. For I have been good this year. I cannot wait till Christmas! I Brayden Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like an Christmas, I wish pokemon For Christmas, I wish for a have been good this year. For For Christmas I would like a LOL doll and a big bouncy ball cards. real guinea pig and a toy doll. Christmas, I wish for a mini Dear Santa, Star Wars Legos set and one that has a handle on it. I have Love, Love, dirt bike and a robot. I have been a good boy Pikachu game. I have tried to tried to be kind and have a Ethan Coop Kylee Beason Love, this year! Please bring me a be kind and have a caring heart caring heart this year. Kayden Turpeinin remote control truck and some this year. Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, dinosaurs. I will leave you Love, Ezabell Widner I cannot wait till Christmas! I cannot wait till Christmas! Ms. Reed's some cookies and milk. Ezekiel Hall I have been good this year. I have been good this year. Love, Mrs. Starnes' For Christmas, I wish for a For Christmas, I wish for a Kindergarten Class Chase Dear Santa, basketball. watch and a toy snake. For Christmas I would like Kindergarten Class Love, Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, a Barbie dream house with a George Gonzalez Mason Bryant-Herndon I have been a good girl this I have been a good boy doll. I have tried to be kind and Dear Santa, year! Please bring me a wrap- this year! Please bring me an have a caring heart this year. I would like some walkie- Dear Santa, Dear Santa, ples toy, an automatic vacuum electric scooter that turns into Love, talkies and a tablet. I love I cannot wait till Christmas! I I cannot wait till Christmas! for my mom and a shot gun a bike and a Nintendo. Nevaeh Henson-Harris you, Santa Claus!! have been good this year. For I have been good this year. for my dad. Also, give Mrs. I will leave you some milk and Love, Christmas, I wish for a robot. For Christmas, I wish for a red Claus a hug from me. cookies! Thank you! Dear Santa, Joshlynn Allmon Love, Power Ranger costume and Love, Love, For Christmas I would like a Jacoby Shelton the red Power Ranger helmet. Nora Griffin bounce house and some fake Dear Santa, Love, flowers. I have tried to be kind I would like Mater and Dear Santa, Evan Cannon Dear Santa, Dear Santa, and have a caring heart this Lightning McQueen. I re- I cannot wait till Christmas! I have been a good girl this I have been a good girl this year. ally like you Santa!! I also I have been good this year. Dear Santa, year! Please bring me a black year! Please bring me some Love, like your red suit and your For Christmas, I wish for a I cannot wait till Christmas! I and white puppy that will stay silly putty and a playdoh set. Addison Hickman shoes. basketball and a basketball have been good this year. For little and a gray kitten. I will leave Please give Mrs. Claus a hug Love, goal. Christmas, I wish for a choo you some milk and cookies. from me. I will leave a treat for Dear Santa, Wesley Barnes Love, choo train and a pair of shoes. Love, you and Rudolph. For Christmas I would like a Kaden Wood Love, Ebony Love, Spiderman toy and a Batman Dear Santa, Gabriel Colvin Kaidence toy. I have tried to be kind and Please bring me some Dear Santa, Dear Santa, have a caring heart this year. Legos and a race track with I cannot wait till Christmas! I Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this Dear Santa, Love, cars. Thank you! have been good this year. For I cannot wait till Christmas! year! Please bring me some I have been a good girl this Zach Jackson Love, Christmas, I wish for a baby I have been good this year. noise putty and a cosmo year! Please bring me an Elsa Benjamin Bolanos alive and a pet turtle. For Christmas, I wish for a robot. Also, give Mrs. Claus a Barbie Doll and a color chang- Dear Santa, Love, Mario toy and Transformers. hug from me. ing pillow. Thank you and give For Christmas I would like Dear Santa, Kalee Raper Love, Love, Mrs. Claus a hug from me. a little bounce house with little I want you to know that Hudson Dacus Kelleigh Love, tiny flowers. I have tried to be I really love my parents Mallory Dear Santa, kind and have a caring heart and I love to hug them. My I cannot wait till Christmas! I Dear Santa, Dear Santa, this year. parents let me go to the zoo Dear Santa, have been good this year. For I cannot wait till Christmas! I have been a good boy this Love, to see some animals. Please I have been a good girl this Christmas, I wish for a real I have been good this year. year! Please bring me a pair Kyra Jennings bring me a unicorn toy and of walkie talkies and two pup- year! Please bring me Elsa and baby kitten and a real unicorn. For Christmas, I wish for a a doll. pies- one black and one blue. Anna dolls and an Elsa House. Thank you! Love, Ben 10 toy and a Mario game. Dear Santa, Thank you Santa. I will leave I will leave you some milk and Caraline Burkhart Katie Cleveland Love, For Christmas I would like some carrots for the reindeer cookies and please give Mrs. Grayson Davis a huge stuffed animal bear and and some cookies for you. Claus a hug from me. Thank you! Dear Santa, Dear Santa, a huge unicorn stuffed animal. Love, Love, I would like a dog and I cannot wait till Christmas! I Dear Santa, I have tried to be kind and have Javier Alaina a remote controlled T-Rex have been good this year. For I cannot wait till Christmas! a caring heart this year. dinosaur please. How are the Christmas, I wish for makeup. I have been good this year. Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, deer doing? Love, For Christmas, I wish for a Allyse Kirkland I have been a good boy this I have been a good boy this Thank you, Lilly Morgan Power Ranger toy and a Sonic year! Please bring me a 3 year! Please bring me a hot Cayden Dixon toy. Dear Santa, wheel motorcycle ride-on toy wheels ride-on motorcycle and Dear Santa, Love, For Christmas I would like a and a remote control motor- a remote control motorcycle. I Dear Santa, I cannot wait till Christmas! I Jayden Gonzalez cycle. Please give Mrs. Claus will leave you a sweet treat! Star Wars Legos set and some Please bring me a Barbie have been good this year. For a hug from me. Love, Star Wars characters. I have doll and a puppy. Thank you! Christmas, I wish for a toy car. Dear Santa, Love, Vincent tried to be kind and have a Love, Love, I cannot wait till Christmas! Huntley caring heart this year. Alleana Davis Noe Corona I have been good this year. Dear Santa, Love, For Christmas, I wish for LOL Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this Trenten Martin Dear Santa, Dear Santa, dolls and a stuffed unicorn. I have been a good boy this year! Please bring me some I would like a red watch I cannot wait till Christmas! I Love, year! Please bring me a pocket play makeup and a Barbie doll. Dear Santa, and a football please. I love have been good this year. For Brissa Leon knife and a smart watch. I I will leave you some milk and For Christmas I would like a you!! Christmas, I wish for a Barbie will leave you some milk and cookies and please give Mrs. globe and a paint easel so I Thank you! farm set. Dear Santa, cookies. Claus a hug from me. can paint pictures. I have tried Braxton Frank Love, I cannot wait till Christmas! Love, Love, to be kind and have a caring Sidney Randle I have been good this year. Easton Lylee heart this year. Dear Santa, For Christmas, I wish for Love, I would like to get a new Dear Santa, Spirit toys and a Cry Baby. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Lucy McDonald doctor play set like Doc I cannot wait till Christmas! I Love, I have been a good girl this I have been a good boy this McStuffins that pretends to have been good this year. For Emersyn Miller year! Please bring me an Ice year! Please bring me an ice Dear Santa, spray. I would like to get a Christmas, I wish for a remote Cream Baby Alive, and an cream maker and some slime. For Christmas I would princess jeep car one too control car that flips into a Dear Santa, American Girl Doll. Please Thank you and I will leave you like legos and Goosebump please. transformer. I cannot wait till Christmas! I give Mrs. Claus a hug from some cookies. books. I have tried to be kind Thank you so much, Love, have been good this year. For me. I am going to leave you Love, and have a caring heart this Emori Hickey Tristan Lloyd Christmas, I wish for a flying some milk and cookies. Jase year. rocket and a toy airplane. Love, Love, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, Peyton Dear Santa, Silas Nix I would like an Amelia I cannot wait till Christmas! I Keegan Nile I have been a good boy Earhart costume and I would have been good this year. For Dear Santa, this year! Please bring me a Dear Santa, like a stuffed unicorn. I love Christmas, I wish for a yo-yo. Dear Santa, I have been a good girl big Hatchanimal and some For Christmas I would like you so much and I am won- Love, I cannot wait till Christmas! this year! Please bring me an games. Also, give Mrs. Claus a remote controlled robot and dering how you are feeling. Vianey Corona I have been good this year. American Girl Doll. Thank you a hug from me. a watch. I have tried to be kind Thank you!! For Christmas, I wish for a big and I will leave you some milk Love, and have a caring heart this Alice Killingsworth Dear Santa, LOL ball and a Barbie Styling and cookies. Isaiah year. I cannot wait till Christmas! I Head. Love, Love, Dear Santa, have been good this year. For Love, Emileigh Ms. Richesin's Brantley Plaugher I would like a computer Christmas, I wish for a doll Parker Ridley and new clothes for Christ- playset. Dear Santa, Kindergarten Class Dear Santa, mas. I love you Santa Claus!! Love, Dear Santa, I have been a good boy For Christmas I would like Thank you! Rebekah Dalton I cannot wait till Christmas! this year! Please bring me a Dear Santa, a lego set and the movie Lego Emily Lawhon I have been good this year. toy dinosaur and a robot car. For Christmas I would like a Star Wars. I have tried to be Mrs. Pippin's For Christmas, I wish for a Thank you and I will leave you BB gun and a nerf gun. I have kind and have a caring heart Dear Santa, Kindergarten Class Wish Me Puppy and a Cry some cookies. tried to be kind and have a this year. I would like a toy mon- Baby. Love, caring heart this year. Love, ster truck and a spiderman Love, Kai Love, CJ Prewitt house. Thank you for the Dear Santa, Mikaela Smith Brayson Butts presents. I have been a good I cannot wait till Christ- Dear Santa, Dear Santa, boy this year. I love you! mas! I have been good this Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like Nolan Miller year. For Christmas, I wish I cannot wait till Christmas! year! Please bring me a toy For Christmas I would like a hat and a remote control for a Transforming scooter I have been good this year. robot, and a playdoh set. I will a Barbie doll and a playhouse. I truck. I have tried to be kind Dear Santa, and a skateboard. For Christmas, I wish for LOL leave you a sweet treat to eat. have tried to be kind and have a and have a caring heart this Please bring me a train Love, dolls and Barbie Dolls. Thank You! caring heart this year. year. and a unicorn. Bryer Guffey Love, Love, Love, Love, Thank you, Summer Smith Austin Makenzie Carroll Gabriel Taylor Shiya Patel The Advocate & Democrat Letters to Santa 2018 — 17

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I would like a Hatchimal and Could you bring me an LOL I would like a rainbow bath I would like an LOL doll and I cannot wait till Christmas! I cannot wait till Christmas! I a Dino Fingerling. I love you doll, a real vanity, and a seat bomb and a rainbow dress for a Barbie doll for Christmas. I have been good this year. have been good this year. For with all my heart!! How are I can put my baby doll in the Christmas. Love, For Christmas, I wish for a Christmas, I wish for an Elsa your reindeer? back of my bike. Love, McKenleigh Watkins Lego Star Wars Duel set and doll. Thank you! Tinsleigh Henry Abby Ritter a Luke set. Love, Dillon Poe Dear Santa, Love, Milan Cortez Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I would like Chewbacca toys Malachi Flynt Dear Santa, Could you bring me a Wish I would like an airplane and and a scooter for Christmas. Dear Santa, I love you! I love you always. Me puppy, a new shirt and blocks for Christmas. Love, Dear Santa, I cannot wait till Christmas! I love my brother, my sister and pants, a train, little soldiers, Love, Hunter Taber I cannot wait till Christmas! I have been good this year. my mom. Please bring me a a pledge allegiance American Eli Quarles I have been good this year. For Christmas, I wish for an Baby Alive Suzy and I hope you flag, a Chicka Boom Boom Dear Santa, For Christmas, I wish for external hard drive and a new bring my sister a Baby Alive too. book, and a Barbie book, Dear Santa, I would like a Barbie van with Transformers and Star Wars controller for my Xbox one. She loves it as much as I do. I ABC’s, and two erasers. I would like a racecar and a kitchen in the back and a toy. Love, would also like a new outfit shirt. Emma Henson tracks for Christmas. big Barbie to drive with me for Love, Bram Gehring Thank you, Love, Christmas. Eli Gaston Lila Raper Dear Santa, Bryson White Love, Dear Santa, Could you bring me a Bar- Hayden Standridge Dear Santa, I cannot wait till Christmas! I Dear Santa, bie Dream House full of stuff, Dear Santa, I cannot wait till Christmas! have been good this year. For I would like jewelry but not a Mermaid Barbie, ABC’s, I would like a toy teapot and Dear Santa, I have been good this year. Christmas, I wish for lots of earrings please. Necklaces are and an American flag you can a unicorn for Christmas. I was not at school when we For Christmas, I wish for cool toys. good. I also like bracelets or a wave at people, and a new Love, did Santa letters. My teacher magnetic blocks and books. Love, watch. Please bring me a croco- shirt and pants. Riley Collins thinks I would like a coloring Love, Millie Stevens dile shooting set (if you shoot Emberlin Holland book and crayons and a doll. Franchy Gonzalez the crocodile’s mouth he will Dear Santa, Love, Dear Santa, stay alive). How are you doing? Dear Santa, I would like a monkey that Jazmin Guzman Dear Santa, I cannot wait till Christmas! I Thank you Santa!! I love you! Could you bring me a re- would hang on my finger and a I cannot wait till Christmas! have been good this year. For Clay Ridley mote control Hot Wheel, a dirt bow and arrow for Christmas. Mrs. Wilson's I have been good this year. Christmas, I wish for lots of bike toy, and a toy boat. Love, For Christmas, I wish for a cool toys. Dear Santa, Hunter Hooper Skyla Varvel Kindergarten Class Hulk toy that wears Armour Love, I would like for you to bring and a Transformer. Brayley Brock me a baby and some toys. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, Thank you! Could you bring me an LOL I would like a marshmallow I cannot wait till Christmas! I Tristin Cox Givens Mrs. T. Tuttle's Marlene Saldana bed, a Barbie House, a Barbie shooter and a monster truck have been good this year. For van with all the accessories you can ride for Christmas. Christmas, I wish for a Doggie Dear Santa, First-Grade Class Dear Santa, with them, and a Bell Beauty Love, Teddy Bear and LOL doll pack. I cannot wait till Christmas! I would like a toy puppy dog and the Beast doll. Cayden Miller Love, I have been good this year. Dear Santa, and a unicorn. I would like to Jayden Massey Brooklyn Brock For Christmas, I wish for I want an owl blanket, a know what your deer are doing Dear Santa, Battle Hulk and a Thanos jack-o-lantern, and a pet dog. today. Dear Santa, I would like a pretend doggie Dear Santa, Infinity War. I will leave you some cookies Thank you, Could you bring me a remote and cat for Christmas. I cannot wait till Christmas! Love, and milk. I have been a good Aubrey Stafford control helicopter, a dinosaur Love, I have been good this year. Gabe Range girl this year. book, a toy monster truck, and Gracelyn Lewis For Christmas, I wish for Paw Love, Dear Santa, an army guy with army stuff. patrol toys. Dear Santa, Nayeli Aguilar I am sick today so my teacher Damon Miller Dear Santa, Love, I cannot wait till Christmas! is writing my letter for me. She I would like gloves with no Kyler Clardy I have been good this year. Dear Santa, says that I have been good at Dear Santa, toppings and a four-wheeler For Christmas, I wish for I want a bike, a yo-yo, and school and a good friend. I Could you bring me Legos for Christmas. Dear Santa, a remote control car and a some fish food for my pet fish. am learning lots of new things with all the bad guys and Love, I cannot wait till Christmas! Pocket Racer. I have been a good boy this at school. Please bring me good guys, and a Nintendo Bo Williams I have been good this year. Love, year. some new toys to play with Switch. For Christmas, I wish for a pig Kaiden Shubert Love, and maybe some new books to Joshua O’Ryan Dear Santa, stuffed animal and a LOL doll. Aaron Bell read. I love you Santa Claus!! I would like a red Power Love, Dear Santa, Thank you, Dear Santa, Ranger set and a Spiderman Kyndall Cox I cannot wait till Christmas! Dear Santa, June Swisher Could you bring me a big set for Christmas. I have been good this year. I want an LOL house, American plastic frog, a Nerf gun, five Love, Dear Santa, For Christmas, I wish for Girl doll, and a piano doll. I will Dear Santa, new books, an ABC board with Grayson Roberts I cannot wait till Christmas! I a Smart Watch and a Big leave you some cookies and Please bring me a nerf gun letters, and an American Flag. have been good this year. For Thanos Infinity War. milk. I have been good this year. and some legos. I love you Bobby Perez Dear Santa, Christmas, I wish for a Minnie Love, Love, Santa! I would like a Devastator and Mouse microwave. Liam Smith Emma Benefield Thank you! Dear Santa, a Transformer turkey(it looks Love, J.J. Worthy Could you bring me a hook like a woodpecker bird) for Maddie Davis Dear Santa, Dear Santa, and ladder truck, and a green Christmas. I cannot wait till Christmas! I want an LOL house, a Bar- Dear Santa, garbage truck that has forks. Love, Dear Santa, I have been good this year. bie house, and a LOL Confetti Please bring me a doll and Grayson Reynolds Connor Younce I cannot wait till Christmas! I For Christmas, I wish for pop. I will leave you some some books to read. have been good this year. For a Starfire and Poison Ivy cookies. I have been really Thank you! Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Christmas, I wish for a LOL Barbie doll. good this year. Yesenia Vargas Could you bring me a toy dog I would like a little toy car babydoll and a Pikmi Pop. Love, Love, with a remote, new ABC letters and truck for Christmas. Love, June Webb Jessa Boarman Ms. Torbett's and a board, and a Nerf gun. Love, Makenna Farrell Elijah Russell Brady Williams Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Kindergarten Class Dear Santa, I cannot wait till Christ- I want an LOL doll house, a Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I cannot wait till Christmas! I mas! I have been good this LUVA-Bella doll, and a Barbie Dear Santa, Could you bring me a Hot I would like a Spiderman ac- have been good this year. For year. For Christmas, I wish car. I will leave you some Could you bring me new Wheels garage, a Peekachoo tion figure and a house for my Christmas, I wish for baby boy for a LOL doll and a stuffed cookies and milk. I don’t know boots, new pants, a new shirt, toy, a Ryan big egg, and a action figures for Christmas. doll and a baby puppy. animal. if I have been good or not! and underwear and socks, a blue spinner. Love, Love, Love, Love, baby with a bottle and a pacie, Jacob Stringham Malik McCowan Sophia Yates Abby West Kasey Cardwell and a car seat, and bed, and Wishing a Barbie game with a remote Dear Santa, control. Could you bring me a Brooklynn Barnette Barbie doll, a Barbie house you a with stuff, a little couch for my Dear Santa, Barbie doll, Barbie clothes, a Could you bring me a new outfit and new shoes. video game 10-0 swish, a Fnff Evelyn Timberman Wishing plushee, and a toy race car. Merry Marty Bello Dear Santa, Could you bring me some Dear Santa, toy dinosaurs, a toy shark, a youChristmas. a Could you bring me play- lookout, new pants and shirt, dough, new shoes, new boots, and a Papacho game. a new shirts, a Barbie doll, and Grayson Velt a toy telephone. Merry Rileah Billingsley Mrs. Watkins' Josh Rule, Agent May the joy of the season 211 College Street N Dear Santa, Kindergarten Class bring you love and peace. Could you bring me a Nerf Madisonville, TN 37354 Christmas. gun, a football, a little dirt bike Dear Santa, Bus: 423-442-3200 Merry Christmas to a pillow, ABC’s, and a toy truck I would like Transformer [email protected] with a trailer. coloring books and games for wonderful community! J.P. Blair Christmas. Josh Rule, Agent May the joy of the season Love, 211 College Street N Dear Santa, Joshua Parker Here to help life go right.® Could you bring me a toy Madisonville, TN 37354 bring you love and peace. unicorn, another teddy bear, Dear Santa, Bus: 423-442-3200 Merry Christmas to a and a real bike. I would like a bicycle and a [email protected] Austin Depa play house for Christmas. wonderful community! Love, Dear Santa, Jayden Miller Could you bring me lot of ® Pokeman, a motorcycle bike, Dear Santa, Here to help life go right. boots, a camouflage shirt and I would like a sword and a pants, and a Nintendo Switch. big, toy airplane for Christmas. Gage Gaddy Love, Dwayne Puckett Dear Santa, Could you bring me a game Dear Santa, called Mouse Trap, an LOL I would like a bouncy house Surprise, Bo Mobile stuff, and and an LOL doll for Christmas. Harry Potter stuff. Love, State Farm Alexis Harris Olivia Myers 1708158 Bloomington, IL

State Farm 1708158 Bloomington, IL 18 — Letters to Santa 2018 The Advocate & Democrat

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Santa Claus, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I want an iPad and one for I want a Barbie dollhouse, I have been good this year. My name is Chloe Lowe. I want a toy horse. I also I have been really good my sister, Spiderman head- a kid wooden club-house I would like a Barbie doll Three things I want for wish I had a Barbie doll with this year. I want a skate quarters with a Spiderman for outside and pet kitten. I and clothes. I will leave you Christmas are an LOL doll, a a backpack. I also wish for a board that has pictures of figure inside, and a happy will leave you some milk and cookies. math puzzle, and the little blue Barbie Dream House. flames on it. I want a drone, holiday. I will leave you some cookies. I have been good Thanks, camera that takes pictures. Love, its red, white, and black and cookies and some chocolate this year. Brianna Lindsey How are you feeling? Lai’Lany C. the propellers are black. I milk. I have been pretty good Love, Chloe Lowe also want an iPod. this year. Emilee Trammell Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, Love, I have been good this year. Dear Santa Claus, I have been a good boy this Colbie S. John Carter Clark Mrs. Wheeler's I would like cry baby and My name is Eli Rogers. year. I would like a new Juras- talking pet bracelet. I will leave Would you get me a tractor, a sic World Falling Kingdom toy. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, First-Grade Class you cookies. train, and toys. I want a picture for my bed- I’ve been really good this I want some cartoon mov- Thanks, Eli Rogers room wall of Jurassic World year. I want a dinosaur outfit ies, Disney cars, and some Dear Santa, Cheyenne Neloms Kingdom that I saw at a store. and a remote controlled track trains. I will leave you some I have been good this year. Dear Santa, Love, race car set. I would like to milk and cookies and sprinkle I wish I could come to the Dear Santa, My name is Liam Thomas. Ian S. have an art set because I like some reindeer food out for North Pole to visit you. I I have been good this year. I want an Xbox, a nintendo to draw pictures and other the reindeer. I have been good would like a green scooter, a What is your favorite color? I switch, and an Anki Overdrive. Dear Santa, things. this year. green dirt bike bicycle, and would like a paw patrol toy, And I need you to bring my I want some Pokemons Love, Love, a REAL John Deere Tractor. I and lots of toys. I will leave baby sister something, she and some stuffed animal Aiden F. Corbin Hatfield will leave you three cookies you some milk. likes baby dolls. Pokemons. I also want some and one glass of milk. Thanks, Liam Thomas Transformers. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Thanks, Dev Patel Love, I want a model, I can put I want a Patriot Football Blayne Mason Santa, Tyson M. together, of the ship “Titanic." blanket, a football to play Dear Santa, My name is Katelynn Zink. They have these at Hobby with, and a Tennessee jersey Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I How is Mrs. Claus? For Dear Santa, Lobby. I want a model of the with a #1 on it. I will leave you I have been very good this love you! I would like a baby Christmas I wish you could I want a big Brian Egg toy. I Jet Super Fighter at Hobby some hot cocoa and some year. How long does it take doll, Barbie doll, and movie. bring me Lego LOL, my very want action figure toys Super- Lobby. I want a Caterpillar cookies. I have been kind of for you to come to my house I will leave you cookies. own coloring book, and my man verses Venim. I want my Skid Steer Loader with tracks good this year. from the North Pole? I would Thanks, very own set of markers. favorite food. A few more days that’s remote controlled. I love Love, like Christmas snow globe Lacey Smith Katelynn Zink of eating chicken nuggets and you Santa. I’ve been been a Jace Herndon with lots of glitter and snow, fries in school. good boy this year. and a special book about you. Dear Santa, Dear Santa Claus, Love, Love, Dear Santa, I will leave you cookies and I have been really good this My name is Landon House. Rafael A. Eli S. I want a Twisty pet, an LOL milk. year. I miss you Santa. I would For Christmas I would like a house, and a Barbie doll Thanks, like a toy horsie, Barbie dolls Smart Sketcher Projector, I Dear Santa, Mrs. Franklin's house. I have been kind of Cadence Doss with all kinds of accessories, also want electric roller skates, I want “Sparkles My Dancing good this year. and a toy car. I will leave you a skooter, and a rock climbing Unicorn” because she is so First-Grade Class Love, Dear Santa, cookies and hot cocoa. wall. I will need elbow and amazing. I want “Little Live Mia Jinks I have been good at home Thanks, knee pads. Pets” song bird and Ricky Dog. Dear Santa, this year. Have you ever went Saphyra Tipton Landon House Love, I hope you have had a Dear Santa, to the beach? My sister and Isabella M. good year! What cookies I want a Nintendo Switch, I love writing letters to you. I Dear Santa, Dear Santa, do you want this year? I all kinds of weird dinosaur would like LOL’s and Vam- I have been good this year. My name is Valeria Angel. Dear Santa, have been good this year necklaces, and all the games pirina toys. I will leave you How cold is it at the North How are the elves doing? For I want a Barbie Playhouse so far. For Christmas to a Nintendo Switch. I will cookies milk and a special gift Pole? I would like a Nintendo Christmas, Can I have some with the furniture. I want please bring me a toy leave you some cookies and for you. switch, Xbox 360, and games. I Twisty Petz, LOL big surprise brown zipper hi-heel boots. Minnie Mouse and a doll milk. I have been good this Thanks, will leave you cookies and milk. little surprise, and the cotton I also want a Play Puppy. house with a doll. I only year. Serenity Rikard Thanks, candy maker? Love, want two things because I Love, Cooper Ward Valeria Angel Christina L. don’t want you to run out Jack Long Dear Santa, of toys for the other kids. I have been good this year. I Dear Santa, Dear Santa Claus, Dear Santa, Thank you Santa. Dear Santa, love you and you are so nice. I have been good this year. My name is Kathy Guzman. I want a toy bus. I want a Allie M. I want a baby doll, a real I would like Pokémon Cards I would like a turkey, a doll, For Christmas I would like to toy police car. I want a John phone, and a stuffed animal and a nerf gun that comes and a barbie. I will leave you get LOL dolls, Twisty Petz, and Deere ride on toy tractor with a Dear Santa, dog. I will try to leave you with rubber darts. I will leave milk and juice. an American girl doll. How is bucket loader. How’s Rudolph doing? some cookies and milk. I have you cookies and milk. Thanks, Mrs. Santa Claus? Love, How was your year? I can’t been kind of good this year. Thanks, Yuliana Vargas Kathy Guzman Bentley K. wait for Christmas to be Love, Takoda Skinner here! Is the elf, Ernie, Daisey Manis Dear Santa, Santa, Dear Santa, coming to my house this Dear Santa, I have been good this year. My name is Gatlynn I would like a remote year? I miss him and all of Dear Santa, I have been good this I love you Santa! I would like Bledsoe. I would like these 3 controlled motorcycle toy. I his silly tricks. Santa, I have I want a Nintendo Switch, year. What have you been bay blade toy and a BB-8 things for Christmas: an actual would like a race car set. I been good this year so will my own puppy, and a double doing this year? I would like Robot. I will leave you some phone, and head phones just would like to have a big re- you bring me glue sticks, barrel Nerf gun. I will leave LOL’s, LuvaBella doll, and a yummy cookies and milk. for it, and the Grave Digger mote controlled drone toy. I’ve craft paper, and gel pens so you some cookies and a snow powerwheel Barbie camper Thanks, remote control truck. Do you been a good boy this year. I can make pretty things for globe. I have been good this car. I will leave you a cookie Warrior Denue have have 90 elves? Love, my family? Jesus loves you year by helping my mom and milk. Gatlynn Bledsoe Desean L. Santa and so do I. around the house. Thanks, Ms. Archer's Aubree M. Love, Emily Dmitriev Dear Santa Claus, Dear Santa, Oakland Miller First-Grade Class My name is Bryan Medina. Hi Santa! I want the fire Dear Santa, Dear Santa, For Christmas, will you please truck from Paw Patrol. I want How are your reindeers? Dear Santa, I have been a little bit good Dear Santa, bring me hot wheel cars, the a Big Hero 6 toy with “Hero” I can’t wait for you to come I want new boots, a dog, this year. Is there polar bears My name is Teagyn Plaugh- Super Ultimate Garage Air and “Bay Max”. I want a real to my house! I would like to and a doll. I have been really where you live? I would like er. I wish I had an untamed Drop, and a fidget cube. German Shepherd boy puppy. get a Godzilla, Indoraptor, good this year. legos, batman toys, and t-rex, and a computer, and a Bryan Medina That’s it Santa! and a Mosasaurus please. Love, pokemon cards gx. I will leave new tablet. How many elves Love, Thank you Santa. See you Yaneli Munoz you cookies and milk and I are there? Dear Santa, Mason W. soon. will over flow the milk in a Teagyn Plaugher My name is Lily Cansler. Braxton W. Dear Santa, big jug. Will you bring me 2 big LOL Dear Santa, I want an American Girl doll, Thanks, Dear Santa, Surprise! Bigger Surprise, I would love to have some Dear Santa, a My Life doll, and a Squishy. CJ Dees My name is Charlie 550 baby dolls because love craft books that I can color I hope you’ve had a good I will leave you some cookies Rhinehart. For Christmas I playing with them, and a bike? in and just plain craft books. day up there! Thank you and milk. I have been a good Dear Santa, would like a Nintendo switch And a big trampoline for me I would love to have a Baby for the presents last year. I girl this year. I have been kinda good this which comes with Mario Cart and my sister Gracie. Alive Doll. I would like to hope the reindeers are do- Love, year. Is there a big dog stuffed 8 and Zelda. And I would like Lily Cansler have a Barbie comforter set. ing okay. This year I would Brooklyn Ogle animal at the North Pole? an air hockey table and the Love, like to get a smart watch, a I would like a tree house, Anki Overdrive race track. Dear Santa Claus, Addison B. black Fortnite shirt, and an Dear Santa, maginex toy, and a big dino- Charlie Rhinehart My name is Savana Barger. XBOX to play with my dad. I want a remote control saur. I will leave you some Can I have a Luvabella doll, Dear Santa, I can’t wait for you to come. truck, a smart watch, and muffins and juice. I love you. Santa, Fur Real Tiger, and 2 baby I would love to have some Bryson T. some transformers. I have Thanks, My name is Gracie Keyt. dolls? new books because I love been really good this year. Ethan Lee Can I have a barbie doll Savana Barger to read. I would like to have Dear Santa, Love, house, barbies, and some some building blocks with How are your reindeer? I Tylan Plemons Dear Santa, clothes for my barbies? Santa Claus, letters on them. I would like to would like for you to bring I have been good this year. Gracie Keyt My name is Kari Stockton. have a Barbie Doll. me a drone, a Nerf gun, and Dear Santa, I love you Santa. I would How many elves do you have? Love, a bicycle. Thank you for all I want some basketball like a big Jojo doll, a LOL Santa Claus, I wish for an LOL Surprise! Roslyn T. my gifts last year. clothes, basketball figures, surprise doll, and a big LOL My name is Joesph Carrillo. Bigger Surprise, a car for my Caydence D. and a Nintendo Switch. I have animal. I will leave you a lot of For Christmas I wish for a mom and dad, and art sup- Dear Santa, been a good boy this year. milk and cookies. racetrack, a little RC truck, plies so I can make art with I’ve been a good girl this Dear Santa, Love, Thanks, and a laptop to play games on. my sister. year for Santa. I want a drone I have been good this Jordan Smith Tinslee Whitaker How cold is it up there in the Kari Stockton that’s a helicopter. I want a year. How have you been? North Pole? blue bike with pink handle bar I really want an American Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Joseph Carrillo Mrs. Evans' streamers on it. I also want Girl doll school. I also I want a real puppy, new I have been good this year. a Nike t-shirt with matching want some coloring books shoes, and new pencils. I What is it like to live in the Dear Santa, First-Grade Class pants that’s red. because I love to color all will leave you some milk and North Pole? I would like a My name is Ryland Sum- Love, day! Please bring me a few cookies. I have been a good robot, science toys, and toy mitt. For Christmas I want to Dear Santa, Alyzza M. markers too. Thank you girl this year. truck. I will leave you cookies, ask for a phone, a toy train on I would like a real kitten and Santa. See you soon. Love, milk, and some crackers. a track, and a real boat to go a JoJo Siwa doll. I will leave Dear Santa, Carly S. Marisol Puente Thanks, fishing on. you some milk and cookies on I’ve been a very good girl John Hardee Ryland Summitt Christmas Eve. this year. I would like the Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, bigger cat playground set, so I try really hard. Some- I want some Christmas Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Serenity T. my real cat can play with it. I times I mess up but I think clothes, new Christmas I have been good this My name is Alli Martinez. I would love to have a Jo Jo my work is my best job. I ornaments, and a Christmas year. I love Christmas Santa. wanted a phone to play games Dear Santa, doll. She has different colors think I would like a remote movie. I will leave you some I would like a batman toy on, a tablet, and a bunch of I want a LOL Little Sister in her hair. I would like to controlled car and some ac- cookies and milk. I have been and a puppy I will leave you toys and barbie dolls. How and a Biggie Pet. I also want a have a Holiday Barbie with tion figures. And one more good this year. cookies. many elves do you have work- Rapples. blonde hair. thing….a Barbie doll car for Love, Thanks, ing for you? Love, Love, my sister Mia. That’s all. Lydia Thompson Brayden Hunt Alli Martinez Eden K. Allie P. Cordie M. The Advocate & Democrat Letters to Santa 2018 — 19

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Mrs. Kinzalow's Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I hope you’ve had great Are you doing good? I I want a Luvabella Baby, First-Grade Class I want a Flipazoo and a I want a LOL dollhouse days off! Thank you for all my know you won’t give us a toy kitchen and some Pomsies Unicorn. that has two pools. I want a presents last year. They were Pokemon a lot, but can fake nails. Love, little spider that if you yell so cool! This year I would like you give me 10 GX and EX Love, Dear Santa, Bella M. it will crawl faster. They’re to get dinosaurs, Legos, Xbox Pokemon please. Can you Piper I. What I want for Christ- called Yellies. I like the pink games, and movies. Take care give me a Charzard stuffed mas is a teddy bear and a Dear Santa, one named Sammie. of the reindeers. See you soon!. animal and a Charmeleon Dear Santa, drone. I would also like a I want some Orbeez toys and Love, play phone and a whistle Jayson N. stuffed animal because I I want a set of fake nails, a Unicorn horn. I also want a Chloe Kern for Christmas. already have the Charman- some rings and slime. new bathing suit for next sum- Love, Dear Santa, der. That’s all I need Santa. Love, mer. I’m not going to swim in Dear Santa, Armani B. I hope you have a good day. Thank you Santa for the Addie Belle M. the snow. I want shoes that have Take care of the reindeers. This Pokemon. I hope you are Love, wheels on the bottom. And Dear Santa, year for Christmas I want a doing good. Dear Santa, Raegan P. I want Zoomie. It’s like a I love you! I will bake bicycle, a Power Ranger toy, Travis M. I want a remote con- pet and you have to train and a toy for my sister. She cookies and leave you Dear Santa, it. I want a surprise gift. trolled plane and a ball. I a glass of milk. I want a likes Minnie Mouse. Dear Santa, also want a toy car. I want a drone with a camera I want chapter books and Thank you Santa, I love you. Santa, I want bike, a toy horse and a on it. I also want a remote gumballs for my machine. Love, doll. Julio A. a bicycle, a little bird, and Jayden A. controlled boat. Thank you! a Barbie. I also want a baby Love, Love, Love, Hailey B. Dear Santa, doll please. Thank you for Dear Santa, D.J. R. Journey Rhymes I hope you have a good all my presents last year. I I want a Playstation 4 Christmas. I hope you have promise I have been good Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, and some games. I would I think my brother has lots of presents for me. I really this year. See you soon. also like a Snoopy jacket. I want a baby brother so I I want a big LOL. It’s a want hot wheels, crafts things, Yoselin G. been bad today. I would can have so much fun with it. ball. And I want headbands Love, give him coal in his stock- and stuffed animals. Thank you Maddox. B. I want a big makeup set and a and Christmas clothes. for my presents last year. And Dear Santa, ing if I were you. I want an big Barbie Dream House. Love, I was good this year. This Alabama backpack and a Love, maybe a bicycle too Santa. Dear Santa, Korrie Worthy Thank you, year I want Mr. Banks piggy basketball water bottle. Aaliyah S. I want airline tickets Kaiya bank. I also want race cars, Love, Dear Santa, to go visit my friends in and a race track. I really like Hayden C. Dear Santa, I want a doll and a doll- Virginia. I want a remote Dear Santa, puzzles and shoes. I need I want a shark with a car and house and furniture for the airplane that has a camera. I hope you have had a good new underwear and socks Dear Santa, computer. I also would like a house. I want a bigger doll Love, day. I hope you have safe Santa. My brother and sister I want a Roblox character tablet. too. Wilson L. travels around the world and need some cookies too. and a stuffed animal wolf. Love, Love, that you deliver all the presents Thank you. I can’t wait to Love, Colton S. Almazney Garcia safely. This year I want a pack see you on Christas. Dear Santa, Jace F. of Shopkins and a pack of Zander M. I want Pikachu and Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Hatchimals. I also want some Charazar. I also want a toy Dear Santa, I want a baby doll. Merry I want LOL dolls from the pick ax. I want a Bendy and the Barbie toys and a big Barbie Ms. Ingram's Christmas! new series. I want a Barbie car. Thank you and I hope I see Love, Ink Machine toy. Love, camper. you soon. First-Grade Class Zay M. Love, Jazmine T. Love, Kimberly W. Kasen F. Payson Walker Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I want a statue of you I want a remote con- Dear Santa, I want a toy car and truck Dear Santa, I hope the reindeers are okay. riding in your sled. I also trolled airplane and car. I I wish everyone could be for Christmas. I also want a I want chapter books. I I also hope you are okay too. If want a Play Doh kit to would also like some nice. I wish I could have a Monster Truck that I can drive. want doll clothes and LOL you’re okay will you bring me make ice cream cones and blocks. new teddy bear and some Love, dolls. a Pokemon Pulse, a Pikachu, a toy doll house. Love, new clothes. Michael W. Love, and a dragon. I also want a cat Love, Zahir M. Love, Kailyn Vestal Peighton G. stuffed animal. Melodi D. Ms. Preston's Thank you Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Layla D. Dear Santa, I want fidget spinner and Dear Santa First-Grade Class I want Nintendo switch I want a Barbie Camp- an Xbox with games. Since you have been with really cool games. I Dear Santa, ing set and a little radio. I Love, nice all year I will try to Dear Santa, also want Mario Odyssey. I I will set out some cocoa for also want a doll house that Arian make you some cookies I want a phone and a big old also want Kirby Star Allies you this year. I would like to get I can put a Christmas tree and brownies. 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I would like for you to bring me a basketball goal, a giant Spider Man set for Walking Dead and Minecraft Mr. Lynn's bring me a Basketball, Foot- a huge dinosaurs, and a new Dear Santa, Christmas please. How are game for Xbox, and a PS4. ball, and an Ipad. tablet. I have been good this you doing today? Love, Second-Grade Class Sincerely, Sincerely, year! I hope you will Love, Katelyn G. Matthias Morgan William Neloms bring me lots of things for Jason Dear Santa, Christmas. Here is a list of Dear Santa, I've been really good this Dear Santa, Dear Santa, some of the things I want: Dear Santa, I want a Xbox One X, year. I would like for you to I've been really good this I've been really good this Fortnight game and charac- I would like a motorcycle, some BB pellets for my BB bring me a Pikichu Teddy year. I would like for you to year. 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Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I've been really good this I would like a hover board, I would like a Barbie house, I have been good this year. I I have been very good this year. I would like for you to dinosaurs and a Titanic lego a scooter and a back pack for really liked the X Box One that year. I really liked the Trolls bring me a Hammer, Nails, for Christmas please. Christmas please. I love you you brought me last year. This house that you brought me Dear Santa, and wood blocks to nail Love, so much Santa! year I would like a hover board, last year. This year I would like I have been good this together. Cooper Love, a Nintendo, and a bb gun. a blue fidget spinner, a new year. I really liked the dirt Sincerely, Elisa Love, phone case, and new jewelry. bike that you brought me Joseph Reynolds Dear Santa, Rylan Love, last year. 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Jesse Switch that you brought me Love, Love, Dear Santa, last year. This year I would Bruno Caylee I've been really good this Dear Santa, like a hover board, an LOL year. I would like for you to I would like makeup, a doll, and a monster shirt. bring me a new Go-kart, a new blanket and money for Love, new puppy, and Black ops Christmas please. Rylee 4. Love, Sincerely, Kaylee Dear Santa, Micah Upton I have been very good this Dear Santa, year. I really liked the Mad- Dear Santa, I would like headphones den NFL 19 that you brought I've been really good this for Christmas please. me last year. This year I year. I would like for you Love, would like a hover board, a to bring me a board game Hadley NBA 2K19, and a new pillow called "Ants in your Pants," and blanket. a Go-kart, and New Under Dear Santa, Love, Armour Soccer cleats. I would like a tablet, Xbox Malique Sincerely, and Minecraft games for Easton Watkins Christmas please. I have Dear Santa, been good! I have been good this year. Dear Santa, Love, I really liked the turtle toy I've been really good this Branson that you brought me last year. I would like for you year. This year I would like to bring me LOL Dolls, A Dear Santa, Yu-Gi-Oh Gameboy, and a small doll house, and a toy I would like a phone, Flintstone game. elephant. Xbox, Call of Duty and Black Love, Sincerely, Ops games, a Spider Man Hunter Avery Whaley shaving set and a car that starts for Christmas please. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Love, I have been good this year. I've been really good this Koha I really liked the bike that year. I would like for you to you brought me last year. bring me Pokemon cards, Dear Santa, This year I would like a candy canes, and toy cars. I would like an Indominus watch, Madden 19 game and Sincerely, Rex toy and a King Kong toy a Madden 17 game. Gavin Wilson for Christmas please. I have Love, been good! David Ms. Mercer's Love, Isaiah Dear Santa, Second-Grade Class I have been good this year. Dear Santa, I really liked the Hatchimal Dear Santa, I would like a Nerf gun, egg that you brought me last I would like a Barbie Nerf football and a phone for year. This year I would like Dream House and Barbie's Christmas please. a big LOL doll, a Pikmi Pop, for Christmas please. Love, and a new water bottle. Love, Logan Love, Lily McKenly Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I would like a real dog, Dear Santa, I would like a remote a tablet and a phone for I have been good this year. control car and a teddy Christmas please. I really liked the pogo stick bear so I can sleep with Love, that you brought me last it, and a new scooter for Caelyn year. This year I would like Christmas please. I love a Nintendo Switch, an Xbox you Santa! Dear Santa, One S, and Fortnite. Love, I would like some dolls Love, Miguel and a tent for Christmas Wyatt please. I have been good! 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