Sinterklaas actually came November 17. His special day is December 5.
His special helper is Zwart Piet, but there are actually thousands of them.

See?

I know. I know what you are thinking. Me too.
A gift from one of my students:

My Christmas gift. M traded with a friend. I fell in love with it at the friend’s studio because it reminds me of my experience here in Holland…in so many ways. I especially like the electric pink angry rain. Sorry for the glare.

Jordi on Christmas Eve:

Our Christmas table, in detail:

And our Christmas Guests!
(brutus jordi is on the couch in the more elegantly decorated room. see him? we ate in the studio because there was more space.)
