What a blessed feast!

We had a wonderful feast day celebration yesterday filled with chocolate coins, cocoa, cookies, peppermint and books! The children woke up to find their slippers (for one child who couldn't find their slippers it was their church shoes) filled with chocolate coins and new toys on the hearth. We had ordered books from Amazon that were supposed to be shipped in time to arrive before the 6th, but something went amiss because when I check on the delivery status it stated that the package had been delivered to the next town over's post office. Bummer. Looks like they'll be getting their new books for Santa Lucia's feast day instead. :) 

I would liked to have gotten a picture of the kids' slippers 

filled with the coins in front of the fireplace, but they were too quick for me. They woke up before me and had most of their coins eaten before I could get a pic! I knew I should have gotten a picture before going to bed. Darn. I did think to take a picture of the coins after my prep work was done before St. Nick delivered them. ;)

Later in the day we had fun making cookies; German Speculatius and Candy Cane Cookies. After dinner we enjoyed our St. Nicholas treats of cookies, homemade hot cocoa with homemade peppermint whipped cream, and a few other assorted peppermint candies. I never did find those peppermint marshmallows Charlotte mentioned. I think I'll have to be on the look out for those before Thanksgiving next year in order to score some. Speaking of Charlotte, I loved her St. Nicholas she made using the chocolate Lindt santa by adding the bishops mitre and crozier. Too cute! I really do need to remember to do that next year. *note to self* 

We ended our day with reading Saint Nicholas the Real Story of the Christmas Legend after our usual Advent night prayers. Two other books we have that we read around this feast day are The Legend of Saint Nicholas and The Miracle of Saint Nicholas. 

Hoping your feast day was filled with all the sweetness of the season!

Dear Saint Nicholas, pray for us!