Nikolaus
December 7, 2008
On December 6th we celebrated “Nikolaus” (Saint Nicholas Day). In Germany it’s a festival for kids. They get to put their shoes or boots (the bigger, the better) outside the door on the 5th, and at night St. Nikolaus fills them with little gifts.
Another tradition kept on this day is baking (or just eating) a “Stutenkerl“, which is a man made of yeast dough with a clay pipe. Here Leo is disassembling his Stutenkerl.
From Leo’s window we watched firemen use a crane to put up a large Christmas tree on the square in front of our house.
Leo’s aunt Ilka and great-aunt Anita paid us a visit. Dinner was chicken curry with rice.
Leo and Anita got along well. Leo’s initial shyness was quickly overcome by the attention Anita lavished upon him. He responded to her with open curiosity and his own blend of humorous interaction. It’s wonderful to take the back seat and watch Leo grow into relationships with the people around him.
Anita brought lot’s of stuff for Leo including a bunch of Lego that we all had fun with.
