St Nick?

I usually have a decent working knowledge of most holiday traditions, but I have to say that I had never heard of St. Nicholas Day until I moved to Wisconsin. Apparently a lot of Wisconsinites celebrate this day (Dec. 6) due to their German heritage. Kids put out their shoes at night and St. Nick leaves a little treat (or coal) in their shoes the next morning. Henry came home from school the past 2 years asking why St. Nicholas didn't come to our house, so this year I caved and ahem, arranged for St. Nick to visit. They both laid out their shoes on the fireplace before they went to bed - see the finished product below. I feel like the boys get so many gifts this time of year anyway between Christmas and Hanukkah, so St. Nick just left them little buckets with mini-marshmallows. They were thrilled.



Also, The Elf on the Shelf has been out in full force this year. Our elf's name is Peanut and he has been hanging out on on various perches around the house. This morning when we woke up he was on the cuckoo clock.



He's kind of creepy. But I like it, because he's just creepy enough to keep Henry and George in line.



See? I told you he was creepy.

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