I am from the Mid Atlantic region of the USA but have been living in the Midwest since 2002. I have twin boys born in Dec. 05, two dogs a cat, and a rabbit.
The boys spent their birthday at Happy Joe's and to our surprise, Santa was there.
The boys played "Santa" for about a month. They would load their toys in a sled (laundry basket) and push it around the house. We had to close our eyes and when we opened them, Santa had left us a present.