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Our Yesterdays
Second Grade Letters to Santa from 2013, now 2024 seniors
Dec. 21, 2023 6:08 pm
Dear Santa,
I hope that you bring presents for my family because I have a cat and a mom.
Jackson Brown
Dear Santa,
I want a Kindle Fire and hunting gear for Christmas. But I really want a cowboy hat and cowboy boots. How are our reindeer feeling.
From,
Nathan Conger
Dear Santa,
I wish you have a great time giving presents this Christmas. I want you to be happy Santa. Give cookies to your reindeer.
Your friend,
Kevin Linn
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I would like a snowboard and lots of Legos please. Lots of books too please. Nerf guns too. Please can I have art supplies and action figures too. Tell Mrs. Claus hi. What kind of cookies do you like? My favorite is butterscotch. Can I have a punching bag? Can I have roller skates too? Can I have any balls to play with? Can I have toy swords and stuff like that? Please help Liam get rid of his bumps.
Your friend,
Ben Guise
P.S. write back please.
Dear Santa,
Your reindeer are nice and so are you. My dad heard that your elves got sick. I want a computer and a CD Kids Bop 30.
Your friend,
Alexis Dickey
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I want a farm set with a semi trailer. I also want a crazy car and a toy rein-deer and toy cars.
From,
Gabril Ragen
Dear Santa,
Thank you for the presents. We feed your reindeer every year. I want a master bot.
Your friend,
Drake Thomas
Dear Santa,
Can I have a good Christmas? I want a big car. I want more baby Barbies. I want a Barbie car. I want a small chalk board, and I want ceiling swing.
From,
Annabelle Pfannebecker
Dear Santa,
I want a Wii U for Christmas, Xbox 360 game, a teddy bear, a nerf gun and an iPad. How are your reindeer?
Keaton York
Dear Santa,
I want a wagon and a sled. How are the reindeer doing?
Love,
J.T. Spray
Dear Santa,
I would like to see a reindeer and some elves. Please write back, I would like some Barbies, a puppy, and some marbles.
Your friend,
Erica Hoy
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I want makeup, jewelry, a computer, keepsake box, and a monster high doll.
Alex Harbison
Dear Santa,
I want some Legos and some fire trucks for Christmas. I want some Lego fire trucks for Christmas.
Love,
Kolton Baker
Dear Santa,
I want a science kit, nail polish, another fruby monster high doll, and a big make up set. Say hi to the elves for me too.
Kadence Brisby
Dear Santa,
I want this Christmas to be the most peaceful. I hope you had no trouble this year.
Izabella Earnest
Dear Santa,
How is Rudolph and the elves? I want a glow pet and I want a Kindle Fire and a Nook. How is Mrs. Claus? I want a horse.
Your friend,
Haylea Oostra
Dear Santa,
I would like to have a massage that has balls. I also would like an iPad. Santa you are the best and so is Mrs. Santa.
Your friend,
Kaleigh Adrian
Dear Santa,
What I want for Christmas is toy cars and a new sled for Christmas and like I did last year I will feed your reindeer.
Deklan Hampton
Dear Santa,
How are your reindeer? I hope you get to the houses. Can I have a four wheeler that runs on gas? Thank you Santa!
Your friend,
Conner Yeoman
Dear Santa,
How are Rudolf and Cupid and Dancer and Dasher? I want a puppy and my teacher wants Peace on Earth. Audrey wants an animal.
Your friend,
Lexi Swearingen
Dear Santa,
How is your wife? Is Rudolf shining the way? Are your elves working? I was wondering if my sister could get an totules toy. Can I get a puppy. I have been teasing my sister. I’m sorry. I will never tease my sister. I will never do it again.
Love,
Tanner Adrian
Dear Santa,
How is Blitzen? I have been good! Can you give poor children the thing they need? I’ve read lots of books this year! Please bring me a sega genesis! In wrestling Sven twisted my ankle on accident! I am good now.
Love,
Caleb Dailey
Dear Santa,
I’m wondering, how’s Mrs. Claus? Are the elves ready? I would really like it if you could give the Philippine some food. I’ve been really good this year. I hope you spread lots and lots of Christmas joy. Merry Christmas Santa!
P.S. Could you bring me a new Leapster?
Your friend,
Audrey Fariss
Dear Santa,
How is the weather up there? How are your reindeer? Are the elves ready? How are you? Can you bring me a bucket and a blade for my pedal tractor? I have been helping my Dad on the farm.
Love,
Lane Bayliss
Dear Santa,
How are your reindeer? I hope your reindeer are doing great. I like presents. You rock San-ta! You are the best. Who was chosen to guide your sled? I play video games at my house all the time. I want a new video game.
Your friend,
Austin Siegfried
Dear Santa,
Is Mrs. Claus baking cookies? I like cookies. I like mint chocolate chip. My sister wants gel pens. My brother wants Legos. And I want a surprise. I like Christmas, and Jesus. I have been going to dance.
Anna Derscheid
Dear Santa,
How is Mrs. Claus and how are you? Help the poor people. I want a Wii U and Mario 3D World. I have had a good time at school.
Your friend,
Zaidyn McBeth
Dear Santa,
I tried to be my best this year. I have been good in school. Please give the kids in the Philip-pines some toys. Can you check on my family when you stop by the Philippines? I want to have a toy reindeer and elf.
Love,
Krysta Sheetz
P.S. How is everybody doing up in the North Pole?
Dear Santa,
I want a new bike and a new phone for my sister. How are the reindeer doing? How are you doing? I am doing good. How is Mrs. Claus doing? How are the elves? I want a phone too. And a Wii U too.
Love,
Nichole McSparen
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? How are the reindeer doing? How’s your wife doing? How are the elves doing? I want to know something. Did you put a Christmas tree up? Can I have a dirt bike and a Christmas book? How was your summer and Merry Christmas.
Your friend,
Jaxon Kirkbride
Dear Santa,
How was your summer? I want a live cow. Eden wants a horse. Gannon wants a tractor. My mom wants a clean house. My dad- his traps full of coons. I have been doing wrestling.
Your friend,
Nolan Greiner
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? And how are Mrs. Claus and the elves and your deer doing? I hope you’re having a good Christmas. Can you get me a watch so I can watch the time outside so I know what time we line up after recess?
Love, your friend,
Kaden McBeth
Dear Santa,
Bring me a mike and a game. I want to know what you are doing at the North Pole.
Your friend,
Tyler Williams
Dear Santa,
I would like you to do this: Please give other people some love and shelter. And if they don’t have any food please give them some. But I do want something. How is Mrs. Claus doing? All I really want this Christmas is to help others.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
Your friend,
Selah Hadley
Dear Santa,
How are your elves doing? How are you doing? I have been doing good all year long. Can you bring any toy you can find me? I help my mom all the time. And I play nice with my brother and sister.
Love, your friend,
Sven Dahlstrom
Dear Santa,
Can you get Solomon a walker? How are you doing? Was Max, my elf on the shelf, good over the summer? Are the elves and reindeer ready to go? Can you get me a magic kit, rainbow loom, and an iPod, a case for the iPod, and a charger for the iPod. Solomon is fun to play with. He laughs and smiles at me. How is Mrs. Claus doing? Merry Christmas Santa Claus!!!!
Love,
Graci Coble
Dear Santa,
How are you and your reindeer? And your elves and Mrs. Claus? Can I have two snowboards? And two bouquets? And two skis? And something for everyone in my class plus Ben? I used to play football and soccer, I’ve been on my A game.
Love,
Isaac Gentry