Calvin enjoyed his first interview with Saint Nicholas so much that he's been asking for a repeat occurrence ever since. That or maybe he thought better of asking for an African Wild Dog 
(his new favorite song, after all, is "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas) and wanted another chance. Since we were going to be in the mall today for lunch with a friend, and since you know I never pass up a photo opportunity, he and I walked (or, rather, I walked and he ran) to the center of the building to meet with the man in red. Again, no sign of uneasiness on Calvin's part, and, again, no hesitation in his answer either; this time, though, he asked for a train. And not just any train, either, but a train with "an engine, and a sleeper car, and a box car, and a passenger car, and a flat car. yeah. Oh, and a sleeper car. Yeah!" in his most authoritative tone, complete with hand motions. Forget the SLR camera, I should have taken the video recorder.
