Breaking bread with Claus and co.

Above, Bayle Taylor, 2-and-a-half, of Sequim, shares a moment with Santa Claus (George Stuber) at the annual Breakfast With Santa event on Dec. 7. Proceeds from the event benefit Parenting Matters and the First Teacher Program.

Right, with a bit of a twist on the handprint keepsake, Sequim 5-month-old Charlotte Gatchet — with a bit of help from mom Karly and some of Santa’s helpers — gets a footprint at the annual Breakfast With Santa on Dec. 7. Sequim Gazette photos by Michael Dashiell

With a bit of a twist on the handprint keepsake, Sequim 5-month-old Charlotte Gatchet — with a bit of help from mom Karly and some of Santa’s helpers — gets a footprint at the annual Breakfast With Santa on Dec. 7. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

With a bit of a twist on the handprint keepsake, Sequim 5-month-old Charlotte Gatchet — with a bit of help from mom Karly and some of Santa’s helpers — gets a footprint at the annual Breakfast With Santa on Dec. 7. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

With a bit of a twist on the handprint keepsake, Sequim 5-month-old Charlotte Gatchet — with a bit of help from mom Karly and some of Santa’s helpers — gets a footprint at the annual Breakfast With Santa on Dec. 7. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

With a bit of a twist on the handprint keepsake, Sequim 5-month-old Charlotte Gatchet — with a bit of help from mom Karly and some of Santa’s helpers — gets a footprint at the annual Breakfast With Santa on Dec. 7. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell