December 5th

December 5th marks a day of much fun in our household. I know that for most of you it is probably just another day in the month of December. For us it is the day that St. Nick comes and brings all of the Christmas presents. That's right, it is not Santa Clause that comes to our house but St. Nick, the Dutch Santa Clause. This is what I grew up doing and what we have carried on with our girls.

This year our evening started with dinner out together. Then we made some special deliveries of our own. Then we came home to wait for St. Nick to come.

This is Macaylee just as we got home from dinner. In this snow suite, daddy calls her "his little pink marshmellow".

First we placed our wodden shoes outside our front door.

then we waited ......

and waited.............

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Then there was a knock at the door! We rushed to the door in hopes of catching a glimp of Him.

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Here is Maddie trying to get the front door open.

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You see, St. Nick and his helper Swarta Pete, leave the gifts in a burlap sack by the front door, knock and run away. We were not able to catch a glimpse of him this time, but there is always next year.

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Then we had fun unwrapping and playing with our gifts!