On the sixth day of Advent St. Nick Came

Yay Meadow's first St. Nick.

Her first stocking was made by Aunt Brittany.

She was excited to chew on everything.

Her first present was a gnome rattle. It must be the year of the gnome.

I wasn't kidding about chewing on everything.

St. Nick has good taste in books.

She got a new reindeer hat.

It came with her new reindeer emblazoned union suit.

It even had matching shoes.

She got an ornament of a girl skiing, a book, a knitted gnome rattle and Christmas pajamas.

I think she likes her new stuff.

I'm not so sure.

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