Celebrating Saint Nicholas

Saturday, we held a get together for Niko's name day. A name day is the feast day of the saint for whom a person is named. December 6th is Saint Nicholas the Wonder Worker's (in some countries, this is the day on which presents are exchanged.)

As you all saw in the last posting, Christmas was on the brink of exploding in our house. That explosion was complete just in time for our celebration of St. Nick!

The living room is a mini Festival of Trees

 

 A "few" nutcrackers guard over us.

 

And it spreads into the kitchen / dining room.

But what made the celebration bright wasn't the lights, the baubles, or Kelly's craziness. What made Niko's name day an amazing night were the family and friends that came to help him celebrate.

Aunt, Uncle, Aunt, Uncle (Cousin)

Karen Anastasopoulos, Chris Katis, Cindy Buckles, Drew Pauls (TJ Mansfield)

His adored Theia Yvonne checks out the goodie table.

 Aunt RaeEllen and Uncle David represent the Huntington side.

Uncle John and Cindy with the Name Day Boy

After a wonderful Saint Nicholas celebration, we can hardly wait to celebrate Saints Konstantine and Helen's day on May 21st for Gus's name day. Kelly should have all the decorations put away by then.