Wednesday, December 6, 2017

St. Nick came bearing new ornaments

December 6 is the feast day of Saint Nicholas in the Catholic faith. We celebrate the feast of St. Nick here in our household in a similar way that has been tweaked over the past few years. On the evening of December 5, we read the story of Saint Nicholas and then have each member of the household leave a shoe out for St. Nick to fill overnight. The tradition the last few years has been for St. Nick to bring an ornament for the tree for each member and a treat. This year was no different. 

 Last night, we read our St. Nicholas story. 


Then overnight, "St. Nick" came and brought the ornaments and treats.


This year, Bill received a leg lamp ornament. He has never had one and he loves the movie "A Christmas Story." He also received his favorite candy: Reese's cups. 


I received a Cleveland Indians Santa ornament. I also received Lindt truffles! Yummy! 



Rebecca received an emoji ornament and Hershey Milk Chocolate bar. 


Jacob received a football themed ornament and M&Ms.


Benjamin received a "Moana" ornament and M&Ms. He loves the movie "Moana" and sings the songs from it ALL THE TIME! LOL



The kids were very excited to get their ornaments this morning and they will enjoy their snacks after they come home from school.

I love incorporating these little traditions into our family life and our Christmas season. Does anyone else celebrate St. Nick?  

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  1. Meg B.December 6, 2017 at 6:01 PM

    Garden variety Episcopalian here. Yes, we do celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas, and like you, ornaments are the gifts for the kids. We also have homemade Advent Calendars which get filled with small gifts each day of Advent. Each kid has his own Advent Calendar, all of which I have made. I thought the high schoolers might be past all that, but boy oh boy, just MENTION that to them! HA. Turns out they look forward to getting the pen, toothbrush or chocolate more than the younger ones. Of course, we also each have a store bought chocolate Advent Calendar We don't do a flashy Christmas--no big gifts, no parties, but Advent, and the Feast of St. Nicholas are very, very important to us. I LOVE its candles, special foods, and quiet anticipatory feeling.
    That said, I also love your blog. May you have a very blessed Advent.

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    1. RachelDecember 8, 2017 at 7:26 PM

      Your celebration of Advent sounds AWESOME Meg B. And thank you so much for your kind comment! May your Advent be blessed as well! :)

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  2. JaneDecember 7, 2017 at 3:41 PM

    No, we don't celebrate that day but now I wish I did :) Your tree must be very unique with all of these individualized ornaments! What a great kid-friendly tradition!

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    1. RachelDecember 8, 2017 at 7:27 PM

      Our tree is definitely unique. Last year was the first year that we did not add any bulbs or generic ornaments to the tree. This year every ornament has a story behind them and it is so much fun adding the ornaments each year.

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