Well I got this email recently from a friend explaining a tradition that their family has kept up for some 13 years and it's a German (I think) custom of the children shining their shoes and leaving them outside their door on the night of December 5th and St. Nickolas would visit them and leave gifts in their shoes, though they don't actually get to see "him" until Christmas Day. Traditional gifts include oranges/fruits, small candies, etc. And also he leaves twigs in their other shoe to remind them to be even better next year!! So anyway, we decided to participate (could only find one shoe for Kyle so it was a stuffed little shoe with twigs and candy in it!! Anyway, and the other picture is of the friend's house that started it all!! Their whole floor participated as well...how fun!!
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