This past weekend was an all about kids weekend for me, which was pretty fun because you know how I love the little people. On Saturday I got to attend the Sinterklaus party for the children of art.com employees. It was a great experience for me to see the kids and how much they love Sinterklaus and Piet. The children played and colored quietly until we all heard a knock on the door. “Piet/Sinterklaus” they all began whispering to each other and their parents. They calmly walked to the door just as it opened and the guests of honor strolled in. Sinterklaus and the Piets shook children’s hands and accepted small gifts from the kids. After the “meet and greet” all the kids assembled in the corner and Sinterklaus took the seat of honor (Job and I had a tiny laugh because the chair for Sinterklaus was our naughty chair—every time you sit in it it rocks to the left or right violently if you have any sharp movement. Luckily Sinterklaus sat very still. Sinterklaus then talked with the children and then passed out gifts. Then he announced that Piet had misplaced his book of all the good children in Holland and asked the kids if they would mind signing the book again to help him out. The kids queued up and signed their name or had their parents help them. I even got to sign the book since I am a good girl in Holland.
Sunday I got to go to a Sinterklaus party with my friend Lisseth and her family. The party was in a rec center in her village Hoorst. There was a huge skiff full of dirt, a big swing that was shaped like a boat, ropes for kids to climb to the ceiling and of course tons of Piets dancing around and playing instruments. The best part of the party was Sinterklaus arrived in a sidecar on a motorcycle! Jim and Chris would have loved it!
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