Help with Santa...

Canyon asks WAY too many questions, and pays too much attention to detail. I don't know that we'll be able to keep the Santa truth from him much longer. He's been asking all sorts of questions about him lately, and I hope I'm answering them okay. So here's one of our conversations last week....

Canyon: Does Santa go everywhere in the world??
Me: Yes Canyon, he visits all the children...everywhere.
Canyon: How does the do that??
Me: He's a very busy man, he's up all night delivering gifts.
Canyon: So he's barely getting home when it's morning.
Me: Yep
Canyon: Where does he live?
Me: You know....in the North Pole.
Canyon: I know...but is the North Pole in Utah??
Me: (laughing of course)...no honey...it's far far away at the top of the earth.

That ended the conversation, but I could see the wheels turning in his head and he was still deep in thought about it all. A few days later he asked me what Santa's real name was. I had to think for a minute, but told him it was Kris Kringle, and he left it at that. He's asked many more questions, that slip my mind at the moment.

So now I'm asking for help from all of you. How/when did you break the news to your kids?? Did you just let them keep asking questions, until they get it (which I plan to do)??? When did you find out as kids who "Santa" really was (I remember...do you???)??? Any insight on this topic would be great. It's just that he's only 6, and that just seems young to me to found out the truth....thoughts??

So I did find one thing that I think helped curb Canyon's curiosity. We went and saw Fred Clause on Saturday. It was a really cute show, and I think it helped to have Canyon see what the North Pole was "really" like. Maybe now he'll stop asking questions....until next year anyway!!!

I also took the kids to see Santa. They sat on his lap and got their pics taken. After the pics, we started to walk around the store and Canyon started to freak out because he forgot to tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas. So I'm sure he hasn't figured out the truth yet, but the questions just make me nervous....and then this Santa....he didn't help. Look real close.......especially at the second pic.... How are you supposed to get a kid to believe in Santa when his mustache keeps falling off???