Celeb Kids Meet Santa 2018: Photos

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CREW GAINES

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"All my dreams have come true," Joanna Gaines wrote of her 6-month-old son's meeting with the man in red.

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EMILY GRIFFIN

"Oh @macys thank you for such a magical time 💫🌟✨🌲," Sutton Foster captioned a photo of her 20-month-old little girl Emily Dale sitting on Kris Kringle's lap during a trip to the department chain's Santaland at its flagship store in New York City.

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ALANA, MATEO, EVA MARIA AND CRISTIANO RONALDO

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Georgina Rodriguez posed with Santa, her and Cristiano Ronaldo's daughter Alana Martina, 1, and the soccer star's three other children: twins Eva Maria and Mateo, 18 months, and son Cristiano Jr., 8.

"What fun we had yesterday buying christmas decorations for our new house in Torino!" the model wrote, in Spanish. "We had the best time and we felt the greatest satisfaction knowing that we were contributing to a good cause. We're happy to be able to team up with ADISCO who will donate 100 percent of sales to Hospital Regina Margherita."

"What a beautiful time of family unity, warmth, affection, love," Rodriguez continued. "We should never forget those who really need it. Cristiano, there's no better satisfaction than this one."

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DOMINIC AND GIA LOPEZ

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"Snuck away to see Santa ... " Mario Lopez wrote on Instagram, sharing a three-photo set of his kids Dominic Luciano, 5, and Gia Francesca, 8, goofing off with the man of the season before the Extra host and wife Courtney joined them for a family snap.

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JACK AND BEAU DYKSTRA

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These brothers love St. Nick! Jamie-Lynn Sigler's boys Jack Adam, 10 months, and Beau Kyle, 5, couldn't be cuter as they held hands during Jack's first visit.

"Early bird gets ... nothing. Except now I have to use my santa FaceTime app more to secure better behavior before the big day," the actress joked in her photo's caption.

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SLOANE HAGGERTY

Macklemore's daughter Sloane Ava Simone went an unconventional route during her visit with Santa, who wore a Hawaiian shirt and lei as the 3½-year-old sat on his lap for a photo.

Both Sloane and the big guy threw up "surf's up" hand signs, while the little girl wore warm-weather attire: shorts, a T-shirt and sparkly sneakers.

The rapper captioned the tropical-inspired photo, "Happy Holidays my loved ones 🌊 🤙🏻"

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ROMEO, LEONARDO, RAFAEL AND CARMEN BALDWIN

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Gang's all here! Carmen Gabriela, 5, posed with her three little brothers — Romeo Alejandro David, 6 months, Leonardo Ángel Charles, 2, and Rafael Thomas, 3 — on a comfy-looking bench, where Santa held Romeo on his lap.

"Kicking off a very Baldwinito holiday season ❤️💚🎄," Hilaria Baldwin captioned the photo, taken at East Hampton Gardens in East Hampton, New York.

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MIA THICKE

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Second-time mom-to-be April Love Geary took her and boyfriend Robin Thicke's daughter Mia Love, 9 months, to meet Santa — and the little girl's reactions were a mixed bag.

"My baby's first time meeting Santa! 🎅🏽 The third picture is how she really felt about Santa 😅," Geary joked in the caption of a three-photo slideshow — the last of which showed Mia shedding a few tears.

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GRAHAM CALDWELL

Santa was all smiles, but Carly Patterson's 13-month-old son Graham Mitchell didn't seem quite ready for the magic the man in red brings to the season.

"I'd say meeting Santa went well!🤣" the former Olympic gymnast narrated the memorable snap.

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GIOVANNA AND LORENZO LAVALLE

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It's Giovanna Marie and Lorenzo Dominic's last Christmas as the only two kids in Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and husband Jionni LaValle's household!

The big-sister-to-be, 4, and second-time big-brother-to-be, 6, couldn't stop grinning as they sat atop Santa's lap in a photo the Jersey Shore star shared to Instagram.

" 'Santa, can you bring bath bombs for the new baby?' 😩🙏🏽🎄," Polizzi captioned the cute snapshot.

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NALA AND KODAH DYRDEK

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"Holiday season is in full swing for the Dyrdek Family," Rob Dyrdek captioned a festive photo gallery of himself, wife Bryiana and their two kids — daughter Nala Ryan, 1 this month, and son Kodah Dash, 2 — decked out in red to match Kris Kringle, pick out their tree and more.

"Making memories one matching outfit at a time!" he joked in conclusion, adding a string of Christmas emojis.

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RILEY MESNICK

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Jason and Molly Mesnick's daughter Riley Anne, 5½, couldn't have looked more excited to tell Santa what she wants for Christmas.

"We had a fun little chat with Santa & Mrs. Claus today!! 🎅🏼🤶🏻❤️🎄," the proud mom wrote alongside the cute two-photo gallery of her daughter with the couple of the season.

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DELILAH WAHLER

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It might be another year or so before Delilah Ray, 15 months, gets into the spirit of the holiday.

"Somebody doesn't like Mrs. Claus!! #christmasphoto #nothappy #maybenextyear," dad Jason Wahler joked in the adorable snap's caption.

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LYRIC AND AVA MCLEAN

While AJ McLean's older daughter Ava Jaymes, 6, looked totally at ease giving Santa a big hug, 20-month-old Lyric Dean was more comfortable hanging out behind her big sister.

"So we finally saw Santa last night and lyric has been so excited to meet him and then this was as close as she wanted to get lol!" the Backstreet Boys member captioned the sweet pic. "Thankfully big sister held it down for her so maybe next year."

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PHOENIX, BROOKLYN AND CAMDEN LACHEY

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Big grins adorned the adorable faces of Nick and Vanessa Lachey's two older children — daughter Brooklyn Elisabeth, 4 next month, and son Camden John, 6 — while posing with Kris Kringle, but little brother Phoenix Robert (who turns 2 on Christmas Eve, of all days!) wasn't feeling the whole thing.

"Fa La La La La, La La La La! 🎅🏼🎄🎁" Vanessa wrote alongside the memorable snapshot.

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WILLIAM "BILLY" STAMOS

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John Stamos' 8-month-old son William "Billy" Christopher wasn't afraid to get up close and personal with Santa, going for his mustache in a sweet photo taken over his first Christmas season.

Subsequent snapshots in Stamos' post showed the father-son duo posing with Santa, Mrs. Claus and Stamos' wife Caitlin, as well as the Fuller House actor hanging at Walt Disney World with his baby boy.

"Already my favorite Christmas," Stamos wrote.

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IVEY WATSON AND MADDIE ALDRIDGE

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Maddie Briann, 10, holds baby sister Ivey Joan on her lap for the 8-month-old's first visit with St. Nick.

"When Ivey first met Santa... 🎅🏻" mom Jamie Lynn Spears captioned a sweet photo gallery, giving her followers a close-up view of the girls' matching elf-inspired striped getups.

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ASHER SIEGFRIED

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Asher Wrigley, 2, still isn't fully on board the Santa train according to mom Desiree Hartsock Siegfried, who shared a two-photo slideshow of her son sitting on Santa's lap from this year and last.

"I'm still not sure if he likes Santa or not ... a true skeptic at heart I think he was more curious of the man honking toys at him behind the camera. 😂," she wrote. "We only get these photos for our own amusement don't we?!"

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LULU AND RYAN ROSENBERG WITH BANKS BAIR AND LUCA COMRIE

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Cousin pile! Hilary Duff's daughter Banks Violet, 7 weeks, and son Luca Cruz, 6½, joined Haylie Duff's daughters Lulu Gray, 6 months, and Ryan Ava Erhard, 3½, to give Kris Kringle their wish lists in person.

"All the cousins got to meet Santa this morning! Such a special moment for our fam 😊" Haylie captioned her photo. "Two new baby girls this year ... and their first Santa visit ... with no tears! Ha!"

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JAXON AND CAMDEN CUTLER

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Dressed in coordinating collared shirts, brothers Jaxon Wyatt, 4½, and Camden Jack, 6, enjoyed a casual chat with the man in red.

One person missing? The boys' little sister Saylor James, 3, whom mom Kristin Cavallari admitted on her Instagram Story "wouldn't go near" Santa!

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REVEL MORRISON

Matthew Morrison learned "a good parenting lesson" after his 14-month-old son Revel James Makai was "shaking in pure terror" after meeting Santa.

"Sometimes what YOU want is not what THEY want. And to laugh at my child's distress was so inconsiderate," the Glee alum captioned a photo of little Revel "doing the 'silent scream.' "

"I don't want to do anything to break the trust I've worked so hard to build," he continued. "I love being a parent and constantly learning!"

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MAJOR AND MARLOWE MARTINO

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"Soooooo apparently my kids were just waiting for a legit, jolly-looking, super adorable and totally REAL Santa to take a happy picture with. Can’t say I blame them!" Eva Amurri Martino praised the man in red alongside a snapshot and video set of him with her son Major James, 2, and Marlowe Mae, 4.

"And just to keep me on my toes, Marlowe added a few new items to her list while on Santa's lap ... and Major repeatedly asked for an 'excavator.' Which I truly feel he deserves just for difficulty level alone. (Video to prove it)," she joked, referring to the final slide in her post.

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ISAIAH AND SAMUEL LOWE

Isaiah Hendrix, 7 months, and big brother Samuel Thomas, 2, look like part of an adorable vintage holiday ad, as mom Catherine Giudici Lowe pointed out on Instagram.

"Christmas 1958 or 2018, nobody knows 🎅🏻," The Bachelor alum and mother of two captioned the cute image.

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RHYS CARNEY

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"Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night," Michelle Branch wrote on her Instagram Story, sharing a snapshot of her 3-month-old mini-me son Rhys James' first encounter with Kris Kringle.

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DOMENICA, JOVAN AND PHILOMENA JOVANOVIC

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"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. 😩😂🎅❤️," Daphne Oz joked alongside her family Santa photo, where her two oldest children — son Jovan Jr., 3, and daughter Philomena Bijou, 4½ — are all smiles while little sister Domenica Celine, 1, would rather be anywhere else!

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JACE AND JOLIE KRAMER

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Jace Joseph, 3 weeks, couldn't have been cuter during his first visit with Santa.

"Santa was a success this year!!!! #family," Jana Kramer captioned a festive photo slideshow of herself, Jace, 2½-year-old daughter Jolie Rae and husband Mike Caussin.

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ANNA AND DAVID BUTTON-VALLADOLID WITH FAUSTO GALLARDO

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Gang's all here! Marcela Valladolid's entire brood — son Fausto, 13, fiancé Philip Button, and their two children Anna Carina, 2, and David, 3½ — make the cutest wish-list givers.

"Gracias Dios. Feliz Navidad ... from our familia to yours...🎄❄️❤️," the chef captioned her photo.

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KIRRA BOHAN

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"No tears this year:)!" Audrina Patridge wrote on Instagram, sharing a photo of 2½-year-old daughter Kirra Max sitting on Santa's lap in a pretty green dress.

"After waiting in the never ending line to meet Santa she finally got to tell him what she wanted for Christmas 🎄 🎅🏼," added The Hills alum.

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MEMPHIS WILLIAMS

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No tears from Memphis, either! Jason Aldean and wife Brittany's 1-year-old son looked positively gleeful in his snapshot with Santa.

"🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS!🎄" the soon-to-be mother of two remarked on Instagram.

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ISABELLA BASS

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"Nailed it 👌🏽," was Carly Waddell's only caption on her 10-month-old daughter Isabella Evelyn's first adorable tear-marked Santa snapshot.

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BAYLOR AND GEORGIA BREAULT

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Baylor B., 3 months, and Georgia James, 2½, were the perfect brother-sister pair in their snapshot with St. Nick.

"Obligatory Santa pic! No criers this year! (Have to say, I was secretly hoping one of them might)🎅🏼 😂," mom Christine Lakin joked in the caption.

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HAVEN AND HUDSON HERJAVEC

Haven Mae and Hudson Robert, 8 months, twinned not only with each other but with the big guy himself in their cute red outfits.

Proud mom Kym Johnson Herjavec wrote on Instagram, "Happy Holidays 🎄🎅❤️"

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STORY PAUL

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"She loves him. Zoom in on the feet. Merry Christmas!" Lauren Paul captioned a photo of her and husband Aaron Paul's daughter Story Annabelle, 10 months, crossing her little legs and smiling as she "told" Santa what she wanted for Christmas.

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BRUIN, BRINKLEY AND BROOKLYN REDMOND

Brandi Redmond, husband Bryan and their daughters Brinkley, 7, and Brooklyn, 10, celebrated little Bruin Charles' first Christmas with a Santa photo. (He turns 1 on Dec. 31.)

"Merry Christmas from my family to yours. Happy Birthday Jesus. We love u and are so thankful for u," The Real Housewives of Dallas star captioned her family portrait.

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RILEY MESNICK

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WILLIAM "BILLY" STAMOS

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ASHER SIEGFRIED

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LULU AND RYAN ROSENBERG WITH BANKS BAIR AND LUCA COMRIE

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REVEL MORRISON

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MAJOR AND MARLOWE MARTINO

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RHYS CARNEY

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DOMENICA, JOVAN AND PHILOMENA JOVANOVIC

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JACE AND JOLIE KRAMER