Recap: St. Nicolaus (Dec. 12, 2008)

There is a tradition in Germany about St. Nick. He doesn't come at Christmas, but he comes on the 12th (at least he did this year). Kids clean their shoes and put them outside and St. Nick fills them with walnuts and chocolate. He also visited the kindergartens where they had stockings and received walnuts and chocolate. It's a really cute tradition that I think we will try to keep up on even after we come back. Erika really enjoyed it, Reesey didn't quite get it, but enjoyed the chocolate in the morning. Here's old Mr. Double Dipper and sister sitting by their shoes just outside our door (the lovely blue door):

This movie correctly displays Reese's state of mind over the whole procedure (especially the last ten seconds):

The only thing we will change for next year is we will get a nutcracker rather than have Jodi smash the walnuts with a hammer. Worked fine, but perhaps a touch dangerous for the kids holding the walnuts.

Jodi and Jeff