... followed by lots of presents to be unwrapped!
Grace spotted her toy kitchen straight away. It was a bit hard to wrap! She loves it, and has played with it for hours already. Many thanks to Grandpa for his superb assembly work.
Grace also loved the play dough toys Aunty Janelle and her family sent ...
... and looked lovely in the new top Mummy bought her (playing with Charlotte's new camera).
The morning was spent enjoying all the new toys (including Daddy's new coffee machine), while I prepared for lunch.
We had thought it would just be the four of us, but were really pleased to be joined for lunch by my good friend Nicole, and her sister Michelle. They spent Christmas with us two years ago, so it all felt very relaxed and like family.
About 12:30 pm we sat down to a lovely Christmas dinner (recipes will come in another post) which included:
- Sweet onion cheesecake with cranberries and sage
- Cashew, cheese and walnut roast
- Gluten steaks with homemade gravy (made by Michelle)
- Baby potatoes with rosemary and garlic
- Little corn cobs
- Honeyed carrots
- Steamed broccolini
- Roast pumpkin
- Roast cherry truss tomatoes
- Salad with orange, grapefruit and walnuts (I don't know it's official name, but it was a contribution from the girls and was very yummy)
After dinner, my wonderful husband achieved a miracle, and managed to convince both little girls to have a nap, at the same time, for about two hours! Bliss! I promptly went off for an hour's nap of my own (the best present I could have asked for!), and Michelle also had a rest. Neil and Nicole kindly cleaned up and solved the world's problems in our absence.
After waking up, Grace was delighted when Nicole brought out a gingerbread house kit. Together they assembled and decorated it, and were very proud of the results.
Daddy and Charlotte enjoyed watching the creation take shape, until it was all too much and they needed a rest.
Rosie felt the same way!
We hope no matter where you were, and what you were doing, you were also able to enjoy some special time on Christmas Day this year.
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