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Our Yesterdays
First Grade Letters to Santa from 2011, now 2023 seniors
Melissa Robison
Dec. 22, 2022 2:55 pm
Dear Santa,
I would like two pretty pink ballerinas. And I would also like a DSI. I would like snow pants and snow boots. I would like an iPod and a computer too. Just bring something fun. I am bored.
Love, Andrea Hoy
Dear Santa,
I want an Xbox 360, monster truck, an iPod, a Modern Warfare 3, and a BB gun.
Your friend, Levi Coleman
Dear Santa,
I will be good on Christmas Eve.
Your friend, Jonah Birchfield
Dear Santa,
I want to have football gloves, football pants, and I want to have a BB gun. And in my stocking I want Nike socks, that are black, and army boys.
Your friend, Koy Pollock
Dear Santa,
I want an Xbox 360, a BB gun, an iPod, socks, Nintendo 3 DS, an Iowa State poster, dogs, puppies, and one more reindeer.
Your friend, Brayden Greiner
Dear Santa,
I have been good! I want a soccer ball. I want a BB gun. I really want a monster truck. I want a toy.
Love, Cade Parmenter
Dear Santa,
I have been good! I want snow boots, a Barbie, and dogs puppy real ones.
Your friend, Annadell Tusing
Dear Santa,
I want a Barbie dress, a PSP, I want a Barbie, a dog, and I want a Barbie cat.
Your friend,
Yarisbell Lorenzo
Dear Santa,
Will you get me an Xbox, a toy reindeer, an iPod, a touch pad and a DSI, a computer and Modern Warfare.
Your friend, Joseph Coates
Dear Santa,
I love Barbies.
Your friend, Autumn Canaday
Dear Santa,
I want a touch pad and a motorcycle.
Your friend, Broc Latcham
Dear Santa,
I want Barbie and a toy pool. I want a toy cup and I want toy shoes. I want a DSL.
Your friend, Greta Moore
Dear Santa,
I was good! I want a princess doll and ice skates.
Your friend, Jasmine Ferrell
Dear Santa,
I want an American Girl on Christmas. I want an Xbox, a touch pad and a DSI.
Your friend,
Sydney Sylvester
Dear Santa,
I want a DSI for Christmas and an iPod, a BB gun, and Iowa Hawkeye stuff. I want an Xbox.
Your friend, Blake Juhl
Dear Santa,
I want Monster High dolls, Password Journal, Wii with Just Dance 3, a DSI, and an iPod 3.
Your friend, Skylynn Rodrigues
Dear Santa,
I will take whatever you bring me. Here is some stuff that I want. Xbox, BB gun, Nintendo 3DS, and a ballerina. That is all. You can bring some too.
Your friend,
Alexa Thole-Echelberry
Dear Santa,
I want a Barbie dream house, ice skates, an iPod, soccer ball, Iowa stuff, DSI and American Girl. Also I want a dress, Christmas socks, and candy canes. That’s all I want for Christmas! Merry Christmas Santa.
Your friend, Kendyl Noel
Dear Santa,
I want you to get me WWE people. I have been good. I want a PSP. You can get me Iowa Hawkeye stuff. I’ve been good. I want a BB gun and an Xbox 360.
Your friend, Ben Ehret
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I want good stuff.
Love, your friend, Kelsey Weinhold
Dear Santa,
How is Mrs. Claus? I want a scooter. I want a blue bike. I want a Figit Figit.
Love, Tiffany Van Brocklin
Dear Santa,
How are your elves doing? Oh I want a cowboy suit and a key board, a big one. I also need slippers.
Your friend, Korwin or Nemo Brown
Dear Santa,
How are your elves? I would really like you to give me a hamster and how are the reindeer? I wood really like a smartphone and an iPad.
Love, Jackson Grolmus or Roger
Dear Santa,
How are you, Santa? How is Mrs. Claus too? Can I have a dog and a doll? Please, can I have a computer? How are your elves?
Love, Sabrina Reneker
Dear Santa,
How are your elves? May I have a bull dog and a 3DS? How is Mrs. Santa Claus?
Your friend, Logan
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? Can I please have some new boots too? Can I please have a DSI game and a Barbie car that is kind of big? Please and thank you.
Your friend, Claire
Dear Santa,
How are you doing and your reindeer? How is your wife? Oh I wish I had a 3D DS, and Marios 3D Land, and in my stocking I wish I can have some Hot Wheels.
Your friend, Grant Goudy
Dear Santa,
I wish for a dirt bike. I wish for a laptop. I wish for a DSXL. How are you doing Santa?
Your friend, Ryan Doud
Dear Santa,
How are you doing Santa? Do you like me, Santa? What will you get me for Christmas? How are your elves doing? Santa, I really like you!
Your friend, Kayla Bunnell
Dear Santa,
Santa, I want a 4-wheeler. I want a Barbie. I want a rad cat. How are you doing? I want a Barbie car, too.
Love you, Rainee Greiner
Dear Santa,
I want to have Monster High girl. I want to have myself to be alone.
Your friend, Paige Lisk
Dear Santa,
I love you. I love Mrs. Claus. I want an Xbox, and 3 scooters, for my brothers Carson and my other brother Drew.
Your friend, Sydney Wells
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? How are your reindeer? I want a laptop. How is Mrs. Claus? Are they sick?
Your friend, Daniel
Dear Santa,
How are you doing and the elves? I wish to have a stuffed animal. Will you bring me a toy puppy with a farmer and a farm and farm animals?
Your friend, Jenna Erins
Dear Santa,
I love you and your wife. I wish I could have a computer. How are you doing? I want a hamster.
Your friend, Kenna Mellott
Dear Santa,
If you are not so busy can you give me a DS and a bubble machine?
Your friend, Kirstin Chandler
Dear Santa,
I love you. For Christmas I want a baby and an iPod. I want a bunny rabbit and a kitty. I want a puppy.
Your friend, Kylee Reed
Dear Santa,
What are you doing? I want to have a dirt bike and a bike.
Your friend, Logan Lauderman
Dear Santa,
I like you. I want a Barbie car, a Barbie house, a stuffed dog, a Barbie airplane, and a real dog.
Your friend, Tayler McCreedy
Dear Santa,
Are you good today? I want an iPod.
Your friend, Makayla Greiner
Dear Santa,
You are the best person on the Earth. I want a Macaw toy, a toy pony, a toy teacher, and a toy mermaid.
Your friend, Alexix Williams
Dear Santa,
How many toys do you deliver? For Christmas I want an iPod Touch and an iPhone touch.
Your friend, Sadie Sieren
Dear Santa,
How many elves make toys? For Christmas I want an iPod Touch! For Christmas I want a DS!
Your friend, Quinnlyn Baker
Dear Santa,
When is it Christmas? I want a puppy and a kitten.
Your friend, Mika Keith
Dear Santa,
Santa if you can’t go to my stop you can go to everyone’s stops instead of me. Maybe you can give me the Death Star.
Your friend, Kyler Dickey
Dear Santa,
How do the reindeer fly? I would like to have a fishing rod please and thank you.
Your friend, Danzig Turnbow
Dear Santa,
I love you and your elves too. I want two American Girl dolls, a puppy, and a girl toy cat.
Your friend, Abby Hammes
Dear Santa,
Why is Jingles named Jingles? I want an American Girl doll, a puppy, a kitten, a boy Barbie, and Build-A-Bear clothes.
Your friend, Lilly Reneker
Dear Santa,
Who is Mrs. Claus? I want two Babies alive, a Monster High Barbie, a puppy, but it has to be a toy, a fake kitten, a boy Barbie, and some cars for my nephew.
Your friend, Addie Large
Dear Santa
Is Rudolph real? Will you get me an Xbox 360 and a puppy?
Your friend, Jaden Miller
Dear Santa,
Do you have a lot of elves? I want a laptop computer, a toy puppy, a ball, and chapter books.
Your friend, Emma Phillips
Dear Santa,
How do you work with your elves? I want a BB gun, a computer, and a DS 3D.
Your friend, Cade Bemis
Dear Santa,
Have I been good this year? May I have a BB gun, computer, cars, an iPod, and DS with games?
Your friend, Gavyn Brown
Dear Santa,
Are the elves making the toys? I want a DSI XL. I want a touch phone.
Your friend, Ruby Bunnell