Sinterklaas! The beloved old gent from Spain! The taking away of bad children by Sinter Klaas' trusted friend "Black Pete"! Or, Dutch Christmas, as the kids would say. This is definitely one day out of the year that the kids really look forward to! Since living in Washington, we haven't had the banging on the door with the bag of goodies being thrown inside (this must only happen in Utah). But the kids still enjoy it. I think they enjoy doing the 'surprises' (gifts creatively disguised)! Now that they are older, maybe we should work on the poems to go along with the gifts!
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| Steve - his gift was hidden in this magazine which was glued shut! |
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| Doug - gift was frozen inside this duct-taped jug of water. |
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| Tommy - delicious sandwich with a Subway gift card inside. |
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| Tyler - Tyler abhors feet! Tyler also steals everybody else's socks! Tyler was given a package of socks that were inside this paper mache' foot! |
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| Ryan - Ryan loves to have other people do scavenger hunts on Sinterklaas. This year, Ryan got to do a scavenger hunt himself! This is what he ended up with. |
Wendy was given a tub of frozen cookie dough! Placed inside were some girlie hair accessories!
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| Monique - inside this foil package was no-bake cookies. Inside the no-bake cookies was a plaque that reads "You made me laugh so hard tears ran down my legs!" |
Once again, it was a great evening! Another evening of memories that we will all enjoy for years to come.
