00:00Good morning, my name is Kellen McClain and 10 years ago I was a patient at Children's
00:26National Hospital where I met our special guest at the Bunny Mellon Healing Garden Grand
00:32Opening.
00:33Today I'm a student at the Virginia Military Institute fulfilling a dream I had since
00:38the beginning of my treatment at Children's National.
00:41I am incredibly grateful for the treatment I received at Children's National and happy
00:46to introduce our special guest, the First Lady of the United States, Mrs. Trump, and
00:53her special escorts, Faith Henkel and Riley Whitney.
01:23Good morning, so thank you so much, Kellen, for a beautiful introduction and thank you,
01:43Faith and Riley, you all look beautiful.
01:46Thank you for having me here, hello Santa and Mrs. Claus.
01:57So today I will read the book, How Does Santa Go Down the Shiminy.
02:06How does Santa do it?
02:09How does it work?
02:10Does he cinch up his belt?
02:16Or shrink himself down to the size of a mouse?
02:22Or stretch out like taffy and step in one leg at a time?
02:30Maybe Santa can turn into fire, but probably not.
02:37Does he go head first?
02:40Or feet first?
02:42Or neither?
02:44Does Santa ever get stuck part way down and need one of the reindeer to give him a kick?
02:56Does his soot get sooty?
03:00Because shiminy have soot.
03:04And then does Santa do laundry before he goes to the next house?
03:13And if you don't have a shiminy, what happens then?
03:20Maybe Santa knows about the key under the flower pot.
03:25Even thought nobody's ever, ever supposed to mention the key under the flower pot.
03:33So how would he found out about that?
03:39Does he flatten himself and slide under your door?
03:45Or does he slip through the pipes and come out of your faucet?
03:54Or if you have got a male slot, I bet Santa folds up like a ladder and has a reindeer popping
04:02through.
04:03And I bet the stamp on Santa is one of those Santa stamps too.
04:11The dogs must like Santa very much or else they bark.
04:16He probably carries treats in his pocket and knows just where every dog likes to be scratched.
04:25He tells them they are good and whispers them names, which he knows without even looking
04:33at their colors.
04:34I bet he lets them give him kisses right on his beard if they are kind of dogs that like
04:42to leak.
04:46Can Santa see in the dark?
04:48Does he wear night vision goggles that make everyone green, everything green?
04:55I bet he'd like that because Santa likes green.
05:00Or heat vision goggles because he might like red better.
05:07Should we leave out carrots, not cookies, on Christmas Eve since they are good for his eyesight?
05:18No.
05:19The twinkling lights on the tree will make enough light for Santa to see, tiptoeing past chairs
05:27without bumping his knee.
05:30To leave a present or two or three and get a kiss from the dog if it's a dog that leaks.
05:39And take a cookie or two or three and then leave.
05:45Santa goes up the chimney the same way he comes down.
05:51And I have no idea how Santa does that.
05:56But I'm so glad he can.
06:03I'm sure Santa will visit all of you this Christmas and bring you a lot of toys.
06:13Christmas.
06:14So I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
06:19I wish you a lot of strength and love.
06:23My husband, President, is sending love and best wishes as well.
06:28Thank you for having me here.
06:36Thank you to the First Lady of the United States.
06:39Mrs. Trump, thank you so much.
06:41We are so honored to continue with this longstanding tradition at Children's National and we are
06:47so honored to have you here today.
06:49Thank you for spending time with us today and sharing joy and cheer.
06:54And we are so appreciative of your partnership and your commitment to children's health and
06:59hope.
07:01So on behalf of Children's National and everyone here today, we wish you Happy Holidays.
07:16Did you want to say that?
07:19Yes, of course.
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