Happy Sinterklaas Day!

December is such a fun month for our family because it is full of different traditions. We celebrate Sinterklaas day because my dad served his LDS Mission in Holland. We've been celebrating it for as long as I can remember. We each have our own pair of wooden shoes that we leave out the night before and Sinterklaas fills them with Dutch goodies. Our family favorite are the Stroopwafels. If you ever get a chance to taste one, take it! They're fantastic! I was so excited when I went to Holland with my Grandparents when I was in 8th grade and they actually made these. I was already so cultured! I dragged Anders out of bed at the wee hour of 8:30 this morning (hense the crazy hair Anders is sporting) to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house to see what Sinterklaas brought us. Ryder spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa's house, so he even came downstairs to a surprise. It confused Ryder a little because he kept saying, "Where's my Hungry Hungry Hippos?" I had to explain multiple times that Sinterklaas brings us treats and Santa Claus brings us toys. I'm sure he just thinks I'm the one that's confused!