USPS Oakland Santa Program

As I mentioned before, the boys wrote letters to Santa at the end of last month.  It's something they've done the last few years all on their own (with no encouragement from me).   They address the envelopes to "Santa Claus, North Pole," stamp them, and stick them in the regular mail box.

Two years ago, I was pleasantly surprised when they actually got a letter in the mail back from Santa!  Turns out the Sacramento post office has a form letter that they send back to kids when they write to Santa.  That was a fun treat.    

This year, I had no idea what to expect since we were sending the letters from Oakland.         

Riley was the first one to receive a letter back from Santa.  We were SHOCKED to find a Christmas card with a Target gift card inside the envelope.  Go USPS Oakland Santa Program!

Of course, we have no idea how much the giftcard is for because he dropped it in between 2 piano keys and can't get it out!

About a week later, Nicolas heard back from Santa.  He got a Thor action figure and a Bey Blade!  Seriously?  Thanks Oaktown!

Jonah is still waiting for Santa to write back to him.  We've only got one more day so we're getting a little nervous.  He's checking that mailbox morning and night.  I think we'll have to help Santa out if there's nothing in the mailbox tomorrow!