This year we started a new tradition in the Nigbur house. My mom was born in Holland and we have a rich dutch heritage that is very fun & dear to me. Growing up we often celebrated Sinterklaas. On Dec. 5th Sinterklaas (or the dutch Santa Claus) would visit and fill up your wooden shoes with yummy dutch cookies & candies. He rides a white horse and has little black elves named Zwarte Piets, who if you're bad put you in their bag and take you to Spain! So last night at around 7:30 the doorbell rang and this was waiting for us on the front porch!
Wow! That was so nice of Sinterklaas to come all the way from Holland on his white horse & bring us these goodies! And we were so lucky to have escaped the dreaded Spain bag too! (Although I would love to visit Spain, so maybe next year I'll be a little more naughty!)
The kids LOVED it! They immediately ate about 10 pieces of chocolate & cookies and emptied their little containers to put other treasures in. So fun! 
5 comments:
So fun!!!
What a great tradition! It is so fun to incorporate different cultures into Christmas. This year I'm kinda bummed out because Sara has figured out the whole Santa thing. :( Oh well, at least we still have Aaron who believes.
And yes, we would love a get-together. We are actually not too busy before Christmas. Give me a call!
Oh my goodness, how cute are the Boogards? And how cute are you guys? How cute are those kids of yours? Why can't I have a rich, Dutch heritage? Why don't we have fun, creative neighbors that do cute things like this? Why can't we live in Utah? Why did you guys have to move? Have you ever seen anyone leave a comment that was all questions? Have you? ;)
Miss you guys like crazy ... please give my regards to the Boogards and their utter cuteness! (that was not a question)
Wow! what a nice neighbor you have! I bet you kids just loved that:)
Fun, what nice neighbors! I don't think I've ever been called "dutiful" before ;)
Post a Comment