Miho & Dominic's Family Christmas
After leaving the Royal castle, St. Nicholas headed to Miho and Dominic's castle, where their entire family was gathered, awaiting his arrival...
Olivia, who had met him several times in previous years before, was only too happy to introduce him to her little sister...
..who was very excited to meet him...
Lisa was also there. She had left the royal gathering early so she could be back at her new home before he arrived.
The twins were still a bit too young to realize what was going on, but it seemed that with St. Nicholas being the patron saint of children, they could still sense that there was something special about him...
St. Nicholas and the Babies
St. Nicholas loved children, especially babies, so sat down to visit with them for a little while...
A Quiet Afternoon
After St. Nicholas had left, the children played with their new toys, as Dominic visited with his son and daughter-in-law...
Miho watched, while contemplating just how much had changed during the past year....
..especially for Dominic. His son, Matias, and his family lived in another kingdom, so he didn't get to see them all that often.
So he took the time to visit with them and enjoy his grandchildren...
Naomi took Baron aside....
"You have such a lovely family."
Dominic's Granddaughters
Dominic was enjoying having his son's family around.
He had really missed his granddaughters...
They were both growing up so fast.
Baron and Naomi were enjoying their visit as well, and with Lisa helping with the babies, they could sometimes take a moment just for each other.
"I'm hungry, Grandfather..."
"Is it almost dinner time?"
"Not for a while yet."
"But my tummy is all growly right now already."
Miho felt sorry for the child. As Dominic's partner, she was now a Grandmother to his son's two little daughters as well.
"Why don't you come with me, and we can find you something to eat?"
"Yes, go with your Grandmother, and she can get you something."
But Olivia was a little uncertain. She had only met Miho for the first time a few days ago. Her parents had told her that Miho was going to be her new Grandmother, but right now she was just a stranger.
"Go on now. It will also give the two of you a chance to get to know each other better."
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