Today is a favorite day of all children in Germany--last night they were to polish their best shoes and place them outside the door and in the night St. Nikolaus comes and fills them with goodies and presents. We used the American stocking instead (next year hopefully we use the shoes so there is some difference) and just put them outside the door this morning. Nevertheless, the kids were quite excited to look out the little window and see them and bring them in.
Now we are on a whole new level of hyperness until they crash and get grumpy (but hopefully it will happen when they are at KiGa--I am sure all the kids will be like that today).
Jenna is so into sorting these days that she had to sort all the tangerines and kiwis and nuts into piles (after she ate chocolate to her content). Günter enjoyed the Christstolen (Christmas bread--with marzipan in the middle and rolled in powder sugar). I nabbed a bite or two off the kids but don't feel into the sugar stuff yet.
Typical of this age and language developmental stage, Niki mixes up letters and sounds. He says "Christsam time". While we read christmas books he has picked up on the pictures that show baby Jesus in the manager and gets worried that the cows will eat him. When I said that won't happen he said that the cows will eat his bed. This boy cracks me up!
Posted by Krista at December 6, 2007 07:12 AMHow fun! We had a little St Nicholas day ourselves enjoying the mini marzipan you shared. It is sooooo good! Jenna's hair is sure growing long! We loved Niklas's very logical comment about the cow eating the manger. Nothing is going to get past this boy! Definitely a future engineer with his detailed mind. Hopefully the sugar high doesn't last too long --- the nuts will help balance that out -- smile!
Posted by: Dana at December 6, 2007 11:57 PMWhat a fun tradition!! And yeah, I'll start baking candy and cookies and cinnamon rolls next week and then trouble will come...
He's afraid the cows will eat Baby Jesus??? Now THAT is precious! Love it!
Posted by: Missy at December 7, 2007 05:18 PMNiklas is just too cute...loved his comment about the cow eating Jesus's bed. Kids are so cute at this age. We will be in the eighties this week...it sure doesn't feel like Christmas will soon be here.
Posted by: Joan at December 8, 2007 12:45 PM