Gingerbread House

It’s been a while, but here is the gingerbread house that Macsen made (almost) all by himself.

Thanks, Mum.

The first photo from the new phone

The dog was not impressed…

Christmas, Part Two

The best part about having an extended family scattered across Europe is that we have an excuse to celebrate Christmas twice.

More Snow

And here’s a snap of Macsen making his way home from school.

Happy Christmas

It’s Christmas Eve, and this cartoon from XKCD is both seasonal and appropriate.

Have a great festive season.

A Very Merry Mythmas to All

Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Shadows of the Apt series of fantasy novels has released a not very seasonal short story. It’s a fun read and can be found over here.

Have a Gibbous Cephalopodmas!

Via Pharyngula

Sinterklaas!

Last night we put out some milk and cookies for Sinterklaas, along with a carrot for his horse. And today – after breakfast, of course – Macsen went to check out the shoe.

Sinterklaas avond

In Belgium, the 5th December is when Sinterklaas climbs down the chimey to deliver presents. Of course, we left out a mug of milk (although I’m sure he’d have preferred a whisky) and a carrot for his horse and look… he’s been already.

A random collection of Sintersnaps

I have finally retrieved all of the photos from my work phone, which means that I now have a collection of photos from all three recent encounters with Sinter Klaas.