A Few Ramblings…

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.