A Few Ramblings…
Forty-six year old Christian happily negotiating the world with a wife and three daughters
Boxing Day Tea at Mum’s – 26 December 2013
After a relatively quiet Boxing Day, we ended up at mum’s house for tea. She had brought some children’s crackers with animal finger puppets in, which the younger members of the family particularly enjoyed.
The family at the tea table
Finger puppets!
Emily always enjoys looking at Grandma’s photo albums…
As do her other grandchildren…
Christmas – 25 December 2013
We had an excellent Christmas with lunch at home and tea at my sister’s house.
The girls enjoyed their various presents.
Below are some photos of the day, including a handful from Christmas Eve.
Three girls with their stockings on Christmas Eve
Group hug
Posing on the rug
An excited Emily
More posing
Too excited to sleep
A letter for Santa
The lounge on Christmas morning
Three full stockings
Christmas tree and presents
Emily peaking round the door
Looking at stockings
Investigating stockings
Holly with a Brownie book
Rebekah with her new torch
A snowman lolly
Rebekah
Two Freddos
Holly with a torch
Emily’s new cat ‘Abney’
Rebekah’s harmonica
The scene after the stockings
Reply from Santa
Sarah and Emily
More presents
The Gruffalo’s Child
Rebekah the penguin
Christmas lunch
Lunch is served
Christmas tea at Heather’s house
All the family
Holly’s Christmas Show – 19 December 2013
We went along to see Holly’s Christmas performance in her final year at Infants, in which she took the part of one of the Wise Men.
The Wise Man appears
Nativity plays have changed a little over the years!
Holly with her attendants
Singing one of the songs
Excited!
Good to see the teachers joining in too
Smartphone generation
Head teacher Mrs Clementson
Christmas at Hughenden Manor – 14 December 2013
We enjoyed an afternoon visit out to Hughenden Manor to see the house decked up for Christmas in traditional Victorian style.
Some stalls outside the house with roasted chestnuts and marshmallows
Holly with a marshmallow
Heading into the manor
Entertained by Christmas carols
Looking at the Victorian Christmas decorations
Victorian tree decorations
Holly in a hat
Holly in a dress
Rebekah in a dress
Looking out over the garden
Another Christmas tree
The girls in the garden
A touch of Christmas
Reindeer
Lanterns hung from the trees
More marshmallows
Chestnuts roasting
After we left Hughenden, we ended up popping into Maidenhead for some Christmas shopping and a chance for the girls to see Father Christmas in his sleigh.
The girls with Father Christmas
Christmas in the Nicholsons Centre
A Few Ramblings... 