IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

It really is a very special time of the year....
We celebrate the birth of a Saviour ....
We celebrate it together as a family...
Today was no exception...
We are all staying together at Sarah's house....
It's Christmas Eve and we have played together,
Chloe gave Willow a swim in the morning in her little pool

Swimming in her pool

Looking after Willow

Loving her Pool

Little Indian

 After Willow had a sleep we headed off to go and finish our Christmas shopping and introduce her to Santa.... Sarah and Colin hadn't had a chance to get a Santa photo yet, and we were hoping that so close to Christmas the line up wouldn't be that bad.... We were wrong.. there were people everywhere... Still we didn't have a lot to do so it wasn't too stressful.
Willow didn't like Santa...
There were tears....
Mind you he wasn't a very nice Santa.... He was pretty boring actually, he didn't interact with the kids at all, didn't even really speak to them... Just sat there so that folk could sit their children on his knee for a photo.  We later met the loveliest Santa at David Jones in at Garden City, and he was just lovely... So nice to and gentle and encouraging and Willow didn't seem to mind him at all. 

A Sad Willow - who is this scary fellow....

The girls taking the photos though were lovely and managed to get some lovely smiles out of Willow in the end, and we were able to get our Santa Photos...

A much happier Willow, although there are still some tears in her eyes...

Ah.... this was better. 

Over the last few years we have started a family tradition of a very light easy dinner on Christmas Eve,  it gives us a chance to stop rushing and take time out to just chill out together.
Usually we have prawns, cheese platters, fruit and wine on the grass outside...

This year because Sarah and Colin live just down the road from the most wonderful park, we decided to have dinner down on the lawn at the park...
It was a great night..
We threw the frisbee and just chilled out...
This year we had Willow with us and that made it even more fun as she tried so hard to join in...
We also took Penny, and she had a wonderful time racing around the softball courts. 
We all had a great time....

Pete spreading the Peruvian Picnic Rug.

WIllow decided to check out the field....

Definitely on the move now....

Try catching me now...

Chasing after Penny

Heading off to the other end of the oval for a game of frisbee..

Peter and Colin heading to the other end of the oval.

I want to play too.....

Even Poppy joined in

Chasing after the Frisbee

Come on Willow bring it to Uncle Pete

Watch out Chloe

Here Uncle Pete

Thank you Willow

My turn

And she is off

Willow's turn

Time to eat before the sun goes down....
Lovely feed of this....

Feed of Prawns

Cheese and Crackers

Lots of yummy Christmas fruit.

Just picnicking on the lawn...

All of us enjoying dinner and each others company

Steve needed a seat...

Oh can I try some of these too....

Cheers everyone..... Happy Christmas