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Christmas 2019

Christmas has been and gone, Baby Annabels batteries are running low, we have all been operated on by Dr Little Legs and had our make up done by Big Sister... the gin bottle is looking well used and all the wholesome food has turned into chocolate!   In our house it was total chaos once we woke the children up at 8.30 (yes we had to wake them - they had been so excited the night before they didn't sleep til late)  Santa brought stockings eventually but he was too fat to get up the stairs to the attic room so he had leave them at the bottom.. he had left quite a few things downstairs under the tree - the mess within the hour was incredible ha ha - I don't think Dr Fred will do another Christmas with us his extended family - he really found the noise.... excessive wrapping paper.... total abandonment of rules... shrieking and whooping... all a bit much although he did welcome the much needed breakfast sherry!!

The day was fun and given we are in a place of serious disorganisation - half the house in boxes piled high in the conservatory - obviously with things packed that I suddenly needed.... we managed quite well - food and drink sufficient and the home made Christmas crackers we made last time the children visited were a great hit.  We watched the usual rubbish tv - although I need to admit to loving the Paddington films and played charades - my interpretation of Cinderella caused much hilarity - still not sure why!! 

It is lovely to have all the family together for a few days although I do think if we did it too often or for too long we would all get pretty fed up with each other!!

Today we attempted to walk off some of the dinner - the boys did a bigger hike and us girls went to the swings and then went down to look at the river - Little Legs had a complete tantrum and screamed herself sick while sat in a puddle tempting as it was to just abandon her and hope someone picked her up we sat it out until she finally decided to move - she is by for the most stubborn determined little monster we have ever had in our family!!! she can be sooooo cute but feisty is an understatement when she gets going!!!


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