St. Nicholas Day~

Sunday, December 6th

we celebrated St. Nicholas Day!

The story is that Nicholas was the son

of very wealthy parents.

Nicholas inherited their wealth

and the remainder of his life was

devoted to helping the poor and suffering.

We are told when the children leave their shoes out

the night before St. Nicholas Day they will awake

to find small goodies left in them.

Cody was delighted with his itunes card

and some Turkish Delight!

Bonn Ward Senior Event~

The Bonn Ward hosts an annual Senior Event

hosted by our wards

Relief Society and Young Women's groups.

There were games organized.

The Young Women shared a holiday story.

There was also a musical performance before

enjoying some delicious treats.

Aachen, Germany Christmas Market~

I LOVED the Aachen Christmas Market!

It was just the right size surrounding a

beautiful church.

I had to chuckle as I enjoyed German goodies

and German shopping because

at the same time I enjoyed

American Christmas music being played!

What fun that so many countries offer

great holiday traditions enjoyed world wide.

Friday, December 4th, it was a fun day at the

Aachen Christmas Market.

My favorite German Market, so far!

Aachen is known for a unique cookie

they make called Printen's.

It has a gingerbread/licorice flavor to it.

I was enthralled with this

charming water fountain.

You can see the gorgeous church

behind me and Heidi.

Now that's one good sized cookie!

It was the first REALLY COLD day

of the winter.

Shopping certainly can make the

cold not quite so hard to endure.