xmas at ours

Just a few pictures from Xmas day at ours, we had so much fun laughing our socks off and enjoying the company of our folks. We ate more than you'd think is humanly possible, we drank plenty too, we exchanged gifts, and played silly games. We might not have had snow this year but it was perfect all the same. I hope you enjoyed yours too.

the prep paid off

Hello! Hope you are all well and had fun this Xmas. I had expected to get back here again before Xmas and wish you all a happy one. But plans don't always work out, instead we found ourselves busy with preparations - we had both sets of parents coming for Xmas day and wanted to make sure everything went just how we'd like it to, we put lots into the preparation this year, which meant come Xmas day we could enjoy it with our family, having a merry laugh with them rather than flapping about in the kitchen all day - it worked our prep work paid off and we got to enjoy Xmas with our guests just as we'd hoped (I'll share that in another post). We ate, drank plenty, laughed, joked and played games. These pictures show how Xmas looked at ours, before the party began. 

a sweet xmas

Hello! Last week was a bit quiet here, I caught a nasty cold which slowed me up completely and meant a couple of days of rest were needed. Of course that didn't help with the preparations for Xmas - we were behind before and now we are even more! Thankfully the weekend is here and we've had a busy day of catching up. I've haven't many pictures to share but here is one of the chocolates we've been making as little gifts. Little assortments, which were great fun to make and decorate - D and I did them together which was good too. We've been food shopping today, preparing more food stuff, and generally sorting things out at home. We've still lots of wrapping to do, the tree needs to go up - basically the pretty stuff which is always the most fun, oh and of course more food - how can one day involve so much?! Hope if you're celebrating things are coming together for you too, I can't wait to find a minute to catch up with blogs and see what you've all been up to.