Puppet Show......

I took these last night. Here are the little ones, trying hard to keep their eyes closed, while Daddy installs himself behind the couch with St. Nicholas and Peterbas.



......And here is St. Nicholas!!

Daddy....er....I mean the puppets;) soon garner a standing ovation from most of the audience.......and Boots has to climb up on to the couch to get an even closer look.

Everyone has been trying to be so very good, so that when they wake up in the morning they won't find straw from Peterbas instead of goodies from St. Nicholas in their shoes....;)

This is a little "family tradition" we started last year on the eve of St. Nicholas, before the kids put out their shoes. I got the idea from The Year & Our Children. It is a great book, which I highly recommend to anyone looking for ideas about celebrating the liturgical year with their children!