Sinterklaas has come to town!

On Saturday the girls and I enjoyed the parade to welcome Sinterklaas to town. If you're interested in the history, go here. It was rainy that morning, but luckily by noon it was a pretty decent day. We walked about 15 minutes down the road and were able to watch the parade, which lasted about 30 minutes. And of course, at the very end Sinterklaas was riding his white horse.

Audrey a bit dazed by the parade and the Zwarte Piets dropping treats off on her stroller tray:

Rachel with her mouth full of treats:

I guess this is what you would do if you had septuplets in the Netherlands. Can you imagine how tiring that would be?:

The Zwarte Piets were quite musical:

A float resembling the factory that makes the famous pepernoten cookies:
Rachel was so excited to see a clown - something she recognized: Sinterklaas:

Some more music to enjoy:

Now that Sinterklaas has arrived Rachel and Audrey can put their shoes out each night by the front door (since we don't have a fireplace) and the next morning they can find something special left for them. This can be done until December 5th. So, the girls score this year with Sinterklaas in the Netherlands and Santa Claus in the U.S. There are some benefits to living abroad... :)