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Photo Gallery: Santa's visit to the MU Thompson Center

The MU Thompson Center invited Santa Claus to come to town and give out gifts to children.

 

Sophia Secondino, 2, eats a frosted cookie while waiting to see Santa.
Emilia Secondino, 3, laughs nervously before her turn to see Santa Claus.
Sophia Secondino looks up at her family happily after meeting Santa Claus for the first time.
Emilia Secondino, 3, rides a rocking horse while excitingly awaiting a gift from Santa Claus.
This is a picture of Paul Gunn.
Paul Gunn opens a present from Santa before getting his picture taken with him.
Santa Claus gifts Sophia Secondino, 2, a baby doll.

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