I had the week off up to xmas tho had dreadful shifts over the weekend!], and mum and dad came, so we did prep, played some games, chilled and felt happy altogether. I was very happy with the gifts I had bought, and thought they were thoughtful, suitable and in proportion – always nice! It was going to be a different Christmas, as i had thought my nephew and niece were going to be joining us for that whole week, but due to other family considerations, my BIL brought them up on boxing day until the tues. it is the first christmas for a long time we havent shared, in fact the only other one was my sister’s last, when she took them to disneyland. My mum did tell me BIL plans, so it wasnt a complete surprise. Oh well.
SB made and decorated the Christmas cake this year – it was very delicious! we did other random xmas baking 
and I made 2 yummy dinners that take ages in prepping from scratch but are worth it – enchilladas and lasagna, with emough nmixture of each to go into freezer for another occassion. we also played games. BB loves rough and tumble games with nanny and grandad, as well as playing snort!
Christmas day we all loved all our presents. BB bought me a fab cake stand, and SB made me cry with her lovely xmas decoration. DH bought me a kindle! we dont usually do presents] My parents and DH’s mum were there to join the fun. Both girls were very happy with their presents. It did seem a lot quieter with only half the normal guest list! we had a wonderful stress-free day. Here are some photos from our merry christmas.
