Dutch Traditions

One of our favorite Dutch traditions is Sinter Klaas, which was last weekend. Sinter Klaas leaves gifts in our shoes, and then leaves a bag of gifts on the porch and knocks. This year Sinter Klaas brought Build-a-Bear gift cards, so we immediately went to choose the bears. We knew Anna would LOVE it. We were so excited for Thysie because he has been fighting with Annie over animals for weeks, so we wanted him to have his own. Contrary to the pics, he had absolutely no interest in choosing, filling or anything else--until he saw the bath. Then he needed an animal. We chose his, Anna filled it, and he bathed and dressed it--in a pink shirt with sparkles. Nice.





Anna waiting for Sinter Klaas.
Thysie eating the cake Annie made for Sinter Klaas. What do you do with such a cute kid?
My banketstaaf and letters--last year I tried from scratch. This year I used puff pastry and store bought almond filling--a much better idea, although the filling leaked out, as you can see.
Mel cooked Nasi and Sate (Indonesian dishes) for dinner. Yummy!