Father Christmas came to our house on Christmas Eve!! He brought a lot of presents! The children are holding their 'big' presents in the picture above. We opened the last of the presents under the tree this afternoon- I love that in our house Christmas spreads out over several days just because the boys enjoy playing with each thing as it's opened rather than rushing to open everything. They open the presents in their stockings as soon as they wake up & the rest wait until after we have been to church. This year our church didn't have a Christmas Day service so we went to the church that is associated with the boys' school. It wasn't the most dynamic service but the people were very friendly & over joyed to have some young children to celebrate with them. Our boys were well behaved, if a little excitable but that went down well with many many of the old ladies at church who commented how much they missed the Christmases with small children around. They thanked us for bringing our children to celebrate Jesus birth with them. The minister said what a lovely family we are too! It was nice to be appreciated!
Going back a few days, we attended Messy church at our own church on the Saturday before Christmas. Basically it's a family service that includes space to run around, crafts, songs & bible stories & tea cooked for everyone to share altogether at the end. The boys loved making their very own Christingles. The glo sticks were a great modern 'safe' alternative to the traditional candle. (Luke managed to split his as he tried to make it glo again the following day. The glo stuff leaked out in an oily stinky mess!!)
On Christmas Eve we were Santa's Little Helpers & spent the day delivering cards & presents to friends, family & Godparents. Jordan took this locket round to his best friend Hallie's house.
We put a photo of the two of them inside! It says 'Friends Forever' on the back. Sweet! Jordan played at Hallie's house for a couple of hours much to their delight!
This is a sneaky peak at the gifts we made for the boys teachers, Godparents & Grandparents. Some are still to be delivered so I won't mention what the gift actually is! Shhh! I am very pleased with the simplicity but effectiveness of the finished result- so are the boys & the gift recipients!
Christmas Eve night we always visit Lee's parents to exchange gifts. Just look at the size of the gift bag Lee's mum used! It was our first visit to Lee's parents new house so we had a little guided tour. I love the serving hatch from the kitchen through to the dining area- very retro! The children loved the assortment of Christmas nick knacks that Nanny & Grandad have & enjoyed pressing all the buttons to make them sing & dance!
After that we went to a grown up party at our friends Ruth & Tony's. It was great fun! The boys loved chatting with the adults & as they were the only children there they got a lot of attention which they loved! Tony enjoyed playing with the kids too. Timmy said it was a great party because they got to eat crisps, drink lemonade & fly (that was Tony swinging them around above his head!!!). Jordan kept addressing him as Funny Man!!
Annie Joy rather stole the show with her cuteness & new pink boots! She had a great time playing with our friend Claire & Ruth's teddy bear too!
On Boxing Day we nearly always go for a walk in Delamere Forest & this year was no exception especially as the weather was absolutely gorgeous!
Jordan pushed Annie Joy around in her pram for the whole walk which he loved...
...and so did Annie! (Aaaah!)
Timmy & Luke also enjoyed being out in the sunshine exploring & jumping off logs & generally letting off steam!
We had a slightly chilly, but enjoyable picnic despite some rather unruly dogs who passed by (we had to throw the last bit of Luke's sarnie away as we weren't quite sure if one dog made contact with it or not! Luke's coat was certainly slobbery after the dog's departure! Not worth the risk we thought!). At the end of our walk we had a lovely hot chocolate sat by the fire on lovely comfy sofas in the visitor centre. It was great end to a lovely day.
This afternoon the boys opened the last of their presents. Lee was very excited about the Scalextric set we bought them! All four boys have had a lot of fun this afternoon racing the cars around the track. Lee has been re-living his boyhood I think! What with the credit crunch & so many things being ridiculously reduced in price the boys have had some rather spectacular presents this year! It has been fun! Hope you have all had fun too. Look forward to hearing all about your celebrations too! ;o)
Father Christmas came to our house on Christmas Eve!! He brought a lot of presents! The children are holding their 'big' presents in the picture above. We opened the last of the presents under the tree this afternoon- I love that in our house Christmas spreads out over several days just because the boys enjoy playing with each thing as it's opened rather than rushing to open everything. They open the presents in their stockings as soon as they wake up & the rest wait until after we have been to church. This year our church didn't have a Christmas Day service so we went to the church that is associated with the boys' school. It wasn't the most dynamic service but the people were very friendly & over joyed to have some young children to celebrate with them. Our boys were well behaved, if a little excitable but that went down well with many many of the old ladies at church who commented how much they missed the Christmases with small children around. They thanked us for bringing our children to celebrate Jesus birth with them. The minister said what a lovely family we are too! It was nice to be appreciated!
Going back a few days, we attended Messy church at our own church on the Saturday before Christmas. Basically it's a family service that includes space to run around, crafts, songs & bible stories & tea cooked for everyone to share altogether at the end. The boys loved making their very own Christingles. The glo sticks were a great modern 'safe' alternative to the traditional candle. (Luke managed to split his as he tried to make it glo again the following day. The glo stuff leaked out in an oily stinky mess!!)
On Christmas Eve we were Santa's Little Helpers & spent the day delivering cards & presents to friends, family & Godparents. Jordan took this locket round to his best friend Hallie's house.
We put a photo of the two of them inside! It says 'Friends Forever' on the back. Sweet! Jordan played at Hallie's house for a couple of hours much to their delight!
This is a sneaky peak at the gifts we made for the boys teachers, Godparents & Grandparents. Some are still to be delivered so I won't mention what the gift actually is! Shhh! I am very pleased with the simplicity but effectiveness of the finished result- so are the boys & the gift recipients!
Christmas Eve night we always visit Lee's parents to exchange gifts. Just look at the size of the gift bag Lee's mum used! It was our first visit to Lee's parents new house so we had a little guided tour. I love the serving hatch from the kitchen through to the dining area- very retro! The children loved the assortment of Christmas nick knacks that Nanny & Grandad have & enjoyed pressing all the buttons to make them sing & dance!
After that we went to a grown up party at our friends Ruth & Tony's. It was great fun! The boys loved chatting with the adults & as they were the only children there they got a lot of attention which they loved! Tony enjoyed playing with the kids too. Timmy said it was a great party because they got to eat crisps, drink lemonade & fly (that was Tony swinging them around above his head!!!). Jordan kept addressing him as Funny Man!!
Annie Joy rather stole the show with her cuteness & new pink boots! She had a great time playing with our friend Claire & Ruth's teddy bear too!
On Boxing Day we nearly always go for a walk in Delamere Forest & this year was no exception especially as the weather was absolutely gorgeous!
Jordan pushed Annie Joy around in her pram for the whole walk which he loved...
...and so did Annie! (Aaaah!)
Timmy & Luke also enjoyed being out in the sunshine exploring & jumping off logs & generally letting off steam!
We had a slightly chilly, but enjoyable picnic despite some rather unruly dogs who passed by (we had to throw the last bit of Luke's sarnie away as we weren't quite sure if one dog made contact with it or not! Luke's coat was certainly slobbery after the dog's departure! Not worth the risk we thought!). At the end of our walk we had a lovely hot chocolate sat by the fire on lovely comfy sofas in the visitor centre. It was great end to a lovely day.
This afternoon the boys opened the last of their presents. Lee was very excited about the Scalextric set we bought them! All four boys have had a lot of fun this afternoon racing the cars around the track. Lee has been re-living his boyhood I think! What with the credit crunch & so many things being ridiculously reduced in price the boys have had some rather spectacular presents this year! It has been fun! Hope you have all had fun too. Look forward to hearing all about your celebrations too! ;o)
2 comments:
Lovely pic of the Davies grandparents and tribe! Glad you had all that fun!
Mwahxx mum
Beautiful bloggywog! I especially liked the locket with the two pictures. I'm a romantic I know!
Mwah to you all,
DaddyO xxxxxx
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