St. Nicholas Day

December 6th is St. Nicholas Day. One of the stories of the St. Nicholas is that he would leave gold coins and special treats in the shoes of those who would leave them at their doorstep. So, in honor of him every year, we have a tradition in our family that goes back many generations that if you left your shoes on your doorstep along with your Christmas list St. Nick would come pick them up and leave you something special. The kids love this day as I did when I was little. They wrote their lists and picked out the shoes they wanted to leave out front. 

(Not for sure why Ella doesn't have clothes on in these pics...hmmm)

 

 

We yelled to Santa that the lists were out and then went back inside...a couple minutes later there was a loud knock on the door and the kids FROZE! Luke laughed so hard! He jumped up and down saying. "It's Santa! It's Santa!" Ella was more than willing to let Luke be the first one out the door to check for the surprise.

They tore into the goodies which were new Christmas PJs, candy, apples, and a ginger bread house. They were very very happy!