Christmas Days 2011

The last few days have been so blissful...what special times.  Those days that you wish would never end, the busyness of the last few weeks now in the distant past.  Wonderful family days, so much happiness and joy. 

Late nights wrapping presents are all worth is when you see the smiles on the faces of little children.  Hours spent constructing, playing and creating...

Nowhere to be and nothing to do, except enjoy each others company and perhaps help ourselves to some delicious left overs, another chocolate or some summer berries!  Family memories being made and precious times together...

 

And it is not over yet...Gingerbread House still to go, courtesy of a dear friend.  Summer days ahead and time to enjoy the slow lane for a while.  Happy days.

That sense of anticipation...

Christmas Eve and that sense of anticipation is filling the house.  I think that we might have managed to get everyone's present and now all we need to do is wrap them all! Lots of scurrying behind closed doors and a flurry of paper and where is the sticky tape?...It does not seem to matter how many 'sticky tapes' I buy, I can never seem to find one! The Christmas cake is made and we are looking forward to seeing dear friends this afternoon.  I've done battle at the green grocer, you have never seen so many people in the grocer well before 8am...all very well behaved mind.  Croissants to be collected this morning and vegies and ham ready to prepare.  The children are getting so excited... so is Mum!  Couldn't sleep in this morning, awake with the birds ready for one more day before Christmas!  Now what to do first?