Christmas

Stockings at the ready

The children did as many good deeds as they could throughout Advent, each good deed being rewarded with a cotton wool ball to put in the Baby Jesus' Manger, ready for him on Christmas Eve.

The Boy helped Papa prepare a ginormous turkey for Christmas Dinner.

Mummy and Papa made Christmas Dinner at Nanny's house for 23 people!  We missed my Dad who died earlier this year in tragic circumstances, but we raised a glass to him and we know he was looking down on us and chuckling at the washing up he had escaped.

Christmas Holidays!

The Christmas Holidays are here and we've been partying!

Ballet Girl made a Christmas Cake for Christmas Day

And she also drew this beautiful picture, which I just love.

Monkey Girl loves drawing horses and I also love her drawing horses!

And she also made this awesome Nativity scene out of foil.

Panda Girl made this cute window picture

 And this tiny Fimo stocking for Santa.

Christmas Mess Dinner and Strawberry Santas

These two went to a Black Tie Mess Dinner with the Sea Cadets.  In bed by midnight - wow, when did that bit of growing up happen?!

The other, smaller two made Strawberry Santas. Fun with a capital F!

 Panda Girl produced a brilliant plate of strawberry and cream santas....

The Boy ate most of his during the making process and also added a fair bit of 'snow'.

Then it all went slightly bonkers; everything was eaten and the leftover cream was used to make 'ice cream and coffee'.

Without prompting my two littlies then said "let's wash up for Mummy!"  They did a super job.  Gosh I love my children :)

One Week To Go!

One week until Christmas!

The Boy had a play-date with his friend first thing this morning and they did some important Christmas painting.

Yesterday The Boy and Papa made a Christmas bauble with bicarb, water and food colouring in preparation for today, so The Boy and his play-mate could use pipettes of vinegar to fizz it all away!

Big sisters are there to read stories.

I had some paperwork to do this afternoon and the kiddies worked so hard on their own with their workbooks.  The Boy occupied himself with Lego, painting and some activity books and we all had a brilliant, quiet afternoon in the classroom.

Trampolining lessons this evening.