St. Nick's Day

Apparently 3 is when things really stick in a child's head. Especially when related to presents. We informed Lucas about how St. Nicholas would visit while he was sleeping last night and put a present in his shoe. We put out a shoe for each person and Lucas and Megan went to bed. Lucas awoke at his usual time and called "Mommy, is there a present in our shoes?". So much for convincing him to go back to bed for a while. Lucas did manage to wait until everyone was up to actually open his present. Definitely a favorite day of Lucas's, but then what day isn't when you receive a present?

To get in the mood for St. Nick's day, we visited Santa Claus last night. Lucas's friends Carl and Alicia joined us, so it was definitely a fun evening. Fortunately, the line to see Santa was fairly quick. Once Mommy convinced Lucas to sit next to Santa, Megan joined them for a photo opportunity (thanks to the Bormets and Kluesners, as we had sadly forgotten our camera ... duh). Lucas then told Santa what he wanted for Christmas and happily accepted the candy cane. In addition to Santa, there were cookies and some crafts. Lucas covered a paper stocking with stickers while Megan ran around expending the energy she gained by eating a cookie. I believe all the kids had fun.