Saturday, November 14, 2009

Sinterklaas arrives!

It's that time of year again! Sinterklaas and his band of Zwarte Pieten (Black Petes) arrived this morning on his boat from Spain. We all went to see him and the parade. Grandma Nan has extended her stay until Thursday, so she got to join in the fun. Evie and Felix both had on Piet outfits. This year was the first time we also painted Evie's face.
Evie checking herself out in the mirror.

Ready to go!

Waiting on the side of the street for the parade to begin.

Felix was soooo tired!

Enjoying the parade!

Yes, a camel...

Zwarte Piet! and...

Sinterklaas!!!

Sinterklaas will stay in the land until his birthday on December 6th at which time he'll return to Spain. Hopefully he'll come by a few times before leaving.

5 comments:

matthijsbobschutte said...

haha ouwe sintertaas!! of zoals rachel altijd zei, kinkaas!!
lachen zeg een tijd geleden voor mij, ik denk dat ik het hier ga introduceren..dikke knuffels voor iedereen!!xxxxxxxxx

Bas en Wil op reis said...

wat mooi zeg die zwarte piete snoet enneuh leuk zeg dat Nancy wat langer blijft! xx

Unknown said...

Wow!! It's definitely interesting seeing Evie and the other kids faces painted black, especially with the blonde hair! Looks like you guys had fun! Really wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing :) Oh! And tell mum I love her blue jacket!! Love and miss you all tons!!

PortlandPaw said...

"Sinterklaas is coming to town!"

I waited down on the Stone Wharf all day yesterday and nothing! I even painted my face black, but to no avail.

What did I do wrong?

Rachel said...

Dat ziet er goed uit! En wie zijn die vrolijke Pietjes in de buggy? Zelfs mijn docentes zijn helemaal weg van ze! Ja ja ik heb even lopen opscheppen over Evie en Felix! Hebben jullie de schoenen al gezet? Have fun!!! x