Santa walking his Dog

After lunch Alyssa took Alistair outside to give Colin some peace (he has the stomach flu today). A man with a full white beard and wearing a santa hat was walking his little black dog. Alistair right away said "Santa." We wished him a Merry Christmas and asked him what his dog's name was (Max). The man wished us a Merry Christmas and "Ho, Ho, Ho." The whole way home Alistair was talking about Santa and his dog Max. He also said that Santa was "a nice man."