It's here!
Holly with her "Nice List Certificate"
The loved all the presents from Santa. They got a ridiculous amount. Is it a sign that I take too many photos - each time Holly pulled a present out of her Santa Sack she held it up for a photo!
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| Holly with one of her many presents |
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| All the presents...we have some very lucky kids |
We had a lovely day. We started with Morning Tea with Bain's mother, auntie and sister & family. This was nice and relaxing - a very casual affair. We also got a lovely phone call from Bain's "long lost brother" in Australia - who we have only just met after several years - very exciting but a whole other story.
The girls had great fun playing with their cousin Maddi. We were so lucky it was a beautiful day.
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| Maddi, Holly and Phoebe |
We then had Christmas Dinner with my family. We were lucky enough to have my Nan up from New Plymouth to celebrate with us. Bain did a beautiful pork on the rotisserie and everyone else brought wonderful dishes. Perhaps the highlight was my Dad's home made limoncello...in my home made ice cups. So yummy!!
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| Poppa's Pantry - Limoncello |
This is the second year I have made them. I get so disappointed with the store bought ones I think it is nice to do your own. They each had a Santa Hat, a small chocolate Santa, a scratchie lotto ticket (the kids had facecloths) and a joke. The jokes were blonde jokes, and I changed them to the names of everyone at the dinner. So everyone got a joke about themselves. A bit lame I know, but it was funny at the time.
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| Bain, Nan, Mum, Georgie, John and Dad |
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| The rough and ready Christmas crackers |
So now it is over for another year....can't wait!!!
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