Last night while we were all sleeping, we got a visit from
St. Nicholas! H and C both got peppermint gum, a peppermint scented pen (I loved those), a snow globe (C's is already broken from dropping it too many times), chap stick (C's is already gone since he raised it as high as it could go and tried to put the cap on), a clay whistle, mini puzzle and
Playmobil Micros (which were a big hit - they didn't want to put them down). Even Storm benefited from the visit with some jerky chicken strips in his stocking.
St. Nicholas Day tends to be very regional, and not many families celebrate it by us. However, growing up in German Wisconsin, he visited almost everyone's house, so we are keeping the tradition alive. I explained to the kids that when the go to school, to realize that not everyone got a visit from St. Nick last night.
H of course asked "Why?" I told him that different people celebrate different traditions, and this is one that some celebrate and some don't. He seemed to understand. Of course, it helped that there was a lot of snow on the ground and by the time they got to school, all they wanted to talk about was snow angels and their red cheeks.
Last night while we were all sleeping, we got a visit from St. Nicholas! H and C both got peppermint gum, a peppermint scented pen (I loved those), a snow globe (C's is already broken from dropping it too many times), chap stick (C's is already gone since he raised it as high as it could go and tried to put the cap on), a clay whistle, mini puzzle and Playmobil Micros (which were a big hit - they didn't want to put them down). Even Storm benefited from the visit with some jerky chicken strips in his stocking.
St. Nicholas Day tends to be very regional, and not many families celebrate it by us. However, growing up in German Wisconsin, he visited almost everyone's house, so we are keeping the tradition alive. I explained to the kids that when the go to school, to realize that not everyone got a visit from St. Nick last night. 
H of course asked "Why?" I told him that different people celebrate different traditions, and this is one that some celebrate and some don't. He seemed to understand. Of course, it helped that there was a lot of snow on the ground and by the time they got to school, all they wanted to talk about was snow angels and their red cheeks.
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