Christmas was different for me this year. Its the first Christmas I have ever had without my mum and dad. Christmas eve was kinda hectic with last minuet shopping and trying to get everything organised at the last minuet...I had accidentally left Poppy Fred and Grandma Freed's Christmas present at home so we had to move to Plan B....which required a little organisation and at some point in time a small melt down from me when it wasn't coming together...It all ended nicely tho so part of the melt down was attributed to hormones and being slightly homesick.
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| Posing for photo before heading off to church. |
Christmas day was quiet. WAYYYYY TOO QUIET....SO I SANG LOUDLY ! The children were woken to "Angles We Have Heard on High"...(remember what I lack in talent I make up for in enthusiasm!! :P ) We readied ourselves for church and to feel the spirit of Christmas. Poppy gave a wonderful talk about our Saviour and we all felt warm fuzzies. It was a fabulous.
Back at the ranch...we opened pressies and the children were very spoilt with iPods and books, DVD's and trinkets. It was quite a haul. Poppy and Grannie were really chuffed with our Plan B - which was large multi-framed photo frame with six very recent photos of all of us here in Tasmania. Phew ! I fessed up to leaving their "other" present at home and promised to send it ASAP when we get home!
Lunch was the more traditional fare - ham, turkey, and roast pork with crackling and salads and trifle and all sorts of trimmings. Paul, Poppy's neighbour, was invited to join us and it was lovely getting to know him a little. He gifted the children a 1000 piece puzzle...which they promptly put together in just under FOUR hours! Way to go team ! There were most bummed when one piece was MISSING :(
We snacked a had left overs for a small-ish dinner.
Boxing Day was quiet. Josh watched the cricket and the rest of the crew just laid low and played/read/ ate through the day. It was nice to just chillax.
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