Hank Kingsley and Message Decoding

My mother-in-law - a.k.a. "Grandma Kitty" - is in town from Florida, and the girls are deeply entrenched in their happy places for as long as she is here. Yesterday, the clan trekked downtown to the German Chriskindle Market while I stayed behind to work. Missing the kids seeing Santa = sad. This picture = happy.

Side Note: After some analysis, I think Santa is just pointing his index finger at the camera, which always makes me think of Hank saying "Hey, now" on The Larry Sanders Show...even though I don't think he necessarily points when he says it. (Btw, if that was what you were going for Santa, cease and desist immediately: You, my jolly friend, are no Hank Kingsley.) But when I first saw the picture, I thought he was flashing the peace sign or something. Frankly, the fingers still perplex me. I suspect he may be sending some type of secret message, and I will not rest until I successfully decode it.