snow for saint nicholas

crocheting, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

We awoke to the first snow this morning. We headed out on the slippery interstate to take John to the stage show of Sesame Street. He was one starstruck four year old.

This afternoon I drove over to the Christmas tree farm for my last day of wreath making, and I'm driving a carload of them across the state tomorrow. It was cold and wet, but there was a pot of hot spiced cider, and the children were enjoying sledding. The farmers were packing up a hundred organic trees for a long drive to Florida tonight. My children played in our yard, and then their daddy let them drink hot chocolate in the bathtub.

I just lined the children's brown boots up on the steps and tucked in some St Nicholas treats. Ruby gets a wooden egg shaker, John and Ella both get crinkle cut Montessori child safe knives for cutting fruits and vegetables, and Ella will find a special purple beaded peace necklace in the toe of her boot. She has been feeling a little put out by the younger children lately. Hopefully finding a chocolate santa in her shoe will bring good cheer in the morning.