Christmas Day 2012 – 25th December 2012
We had an enjoyable Christmas Day spending much of it with the family.
The girls were awake by around 7am and were excited to open their stockings soon afterwards.
Three brimming stockings
The Christmas tree and stockings by the fire
Christmas tree and presents
Rebekah arrives in the lounge – followed by two excited sisters!
Holly
Emily protesting about the camera flash
A new Peppa Pig book
Busy with stockings
Rebekah’s new socks
Emily with a Freddo
One of Rebekah’s new books
Holly with her Venus Fly Trap
Emily’s duck
Rebekah’s new gloves
Holly with a new notepad
Overhead shot
Holly reading the reply from Father Christmas
An excited Emily
After breakfast, they opened more of their presents from us before we decided to walk around to our church for their Christmas Day service.
New Lego
Holly’s new ‘Wenlock’
Emily looking overawed by Christmas
Another of Rebekah’s presents
Holly and Wenlock
Emily’s new buggy
We returned home by around 11.30 and left around 12pm for lunch at Sarah’s parents’ house where we enjoyed traditional turkey with gammon and vegetables followed by either Christmas pudding or an ice cream ‘Santa’s Grotto’!
Table ready for Christmas lunch
During the afternoon we returned home in time to see the Queen’s speech, before tidying up for Mum, Heather, Martin, Hugh and Katy coming to tea.
Some of the family
Martin and Hugh
Mum reading to a tired Emily
Rebekah mastering Solitaire with her Auntie Heather
The girls went to bed around 8.30pm and the others left shortly afterwards.
It had been an enjoyable Christmas Day, the second since losing Grandma and Dad and although their presence was still missed at teatime, the family are coping well with their absence.
Rebekah and Sarah coped admirably with the festivities, despite both being somewhat under-the-weather.
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