I Heart Santa Claus

12/21/2025

12/20/2025

Holiday photos are here! 🎄
📸 Today & tomorrow | 10am–4pm
📍 Sound Cedar Lumber
Come snap a little holiday magic ✨

12/13/2025

💙 To Our Washington Neighbors 💙

Our hearts are with everyone across Washington who has been affected by the recent flooding. We know many families are focused on staying safe, getting home, and taking care of one another.

Out of care and respect for our community, we’ve decided to pause our scheduled photography sessions for now. To make sure no one misses out when things settle, we’ve extended our Santa set by an additional week.

Here’s what the next week looks like:

Monday – Friday | 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Walk-in self photos
• Free family photos
• Tripod available for cellphone use

Saturday the 20th & Sunday the 21st | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Photographer on site
• Walk-ins only — no bookings

If you’re able, we are also continuing to accept unwrapped toys, coats, and food donations. Now more than ever, families affected by the floods may need a little extra support.

There’s no pressure to come right away. We’ll be here when you’re ready. Please stay safe, take care of one another, and know that our thoughts are with you.

12/09/2025

For nearly 20 years, Santa Jim kept all the letters to Santa from the children. If you’d like to, we’ve created a special spot for kids to bring their letters to Santa this year. Located inside Sound Cedar Lumber

12/08/2025

In the spirit of giving, and inspired by Santa Jim’s passion, we are accepting unwrapped toys, warm jackets, and non-perishable food items. All donations will go to families in need here in the Skagit Valley.

If you have a family in mind or know someone who could use a little help, please message us here and we’ll do what we can.

12/07/2025

Bring an unwrapped toy, a warm coat, and non-perishable food to Sound Cedar Lumber to help make a difference in someone’s Holiday.

12/07/2025

We have designed the set to give you the option to take your Christmas photos in a few different spots. Around the fireplace or around the tree. There is a tripod to take self photos Monday - Friday. Saturday and Sunday there will be a photographer. All days are walk in, no bookings.

Have questions or want to learn to how give back to the community. Email [email protected]

Self-Serve Photo Days

Monday, December 8 – Friday, December 12
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Free family photos
• Tripod available for cellphone use
• Optional donations of an unwrapped toy, warm coat, or non-perishable food to support families in need in the Skagit Valley community

Photographer Photo Days

Saturday, December 13 & Sunday, December 14
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Walk ins only. No bookings.
• Photographers available for Christmas photos
• Suggested $20 donation to The Forgotten Children's Fund

12/02/2025

Santa Memorial Photo Week – December 8–14 at Sound Cedar

We will be hosting a Memorial Week at Sound Cedar Lumber to honor Santa Jim and continue the tradition he cared so much about. Below are the details for this year’s photo opportunities:

Self-Serve Photo Days
Monday, December 8 – Friday, December 12
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Free family photos
• Tripod available for cellphone use
• Optional donations of an unwrapped toy, warm coat, or non-perishable food to support families in need in the Skagit Valley community

Photographer Photo Days
Saturday, December 13 & Sunday, December 14
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Walk ins only. No bookings.
• Photographers available for Christmas photos
• Suggested $20 donation to The Forgotten Children's Fund

Jim’s favorite decorations and special keepsakes will be on display for all to enjoy and remember.

If you have any questions, please feel free to message the I Heart Santa Claus page.

11/15/2025

To our beloved community of believers –

On September 10th, Jim Lippert, whom we all lovingly know in our hearts as Santa Claus, passed away. For the past 20 years Jim put on the red suit and brought Christmas hope and cheer to Skagit County and beyond. Thousands of families followed him year after year to various malls, craft events, parades, furniture stores and lumberyards to get their annual pictures with the “real” Santa. Jim will forever be memorialized in these photos and will be remembered every year as the families he came to know so well decorate their homes for the holidays.

For the last 4 years Jim was blessed to be able to create his own family business, I Heart Santa Claus, and dedicated the majority of November and December to creating magical experiences with families far and wide. Through your support, Jim pursued one of his lifelong goals of giving back to the children of the Skagit Valley and has countless donations, including warm jackets, bicycle helmets, new toys, canned foods, and more than $5,000 in donations to various local family charities. We can never thank you enough for making it the success that it was and for joining us year after year.

Jim’s sons, AJ and Dustin, are working to turn I Heart Santa Claus into a nonprofit that carries on their dad’s motto of “making a difference in someone’s life.” The plan is to continue collecting warm jackets, canned food, and toys for families who need a little extra help. More details will come as they learn and grow this new dream. This holiday season will look different for all of us, and the tradition of dressing up for photos with the real Santa will be deeply missed.

Still, the elves will return to set up Santa’s living room one more time. From December 7–14 at Sound Cedar Lumber, you’re welcome to visit the set, sit on Santa’s bench, and take your own family photos—free for all. Santa’s suit will be on display to honor the man who wore it so well.

We’ll also announce upcoming dates for donation-based professional photos, along with jacket, food, and toy drives.

So this year, we’re honoring him in a different way. Help us spread the magic of Santa Jim—wear your silly hats, decorate your homes big and bold, cheer loudly for your favorite sports teams, lend a hand to someone who needs it, and tell the people around you how much they matter. Keep the joy alive, and never stop believing.

Dustin “the tall elf”

you can remain in contact via email: [email protected]

12/23/2024

Santa has two spots available today!

2:30 and 5:10

We are not able to accommodate additional walk ins or sessions so it is fair to the other families who have booked times already.

https://iheartsantaclaus.pixieset.com/booking/photos-with-santa-2024

12/22/2024

Go Seahawks! 💙💚
Predict the score in the comments⬇️

12/22/2024

A few spots just opened up for Sunday, tomorrow 6PM - 7PM

https://iheartsantaclaus.pixieset.com/booking/photos-with-santa-2024