As shared by: Staci J.

My favorite memory of Dennis was from when I was 6ish years old. It was Christmas Eve and as you can imagine my little brother and I were bouncing off the walls with excitement. My parents got us into the bathtub in preparation for bedtime and then mom left the bathroom.

The next thing we knew, we looked up and SANTA CLAUS was standing in the doorway!!!! He told us we were both in the nice list, urged us to get to sleep so he could come back and deliver presents, wished us a Merry Christmas, and then disappeared with a "Ho, Ho, Ho".

We jumped out of the bathtub and rushed into the hallway. His footprints were still there, and of course mom and dad claimed they hadn’t seen a thing. For us it was pure magic. It’s such a core memory for me and is a huge part of why it’s so important for me to create Christmas magic every year for my kids. 

Dennis smiling at Christmas 1977