A final catchup on Christmassy things and all that went on in the holidays.
First up, the Church Nativity, where Lydia had a surprise upgrade from "shepherd" to a more central part...
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All packed and ready to go! |
First, a fine walk out in the increasingly dark countryside near Granny's house.
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I particularly like how moody this looks. |
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All set for Christmas night |
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Most impressed by the thanks-in-anticipation here |
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Just liking the irony of this one. |
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...and on to Christmas morning with a 7am present opening |
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Lydia has remained attached to this pen ever since! |
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and Esther LOVES here doll's buggy |
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On to Grandma's house and cousins to play with! |
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The end of a busy day. Naomi set up a little surprise for Lydia. |
We had a few trips to Aden, where there are a load of new outdoor toys. Very nice!
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Standard shenanigans setting up a family photo with so many small ones. |
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My family had a meal out a couple of days after Christmas - Esther got a massive load of ice cream! |
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Lots of time for fun games |
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We also made use of the sales to get some new school shoes: on to a good thing at John Lewis, where there is some Lego to keep everyone occupied. |
Most trips north we drove along Aberdeen beach past Codona's and the girls have been consistently asking to go there for years. This time we did and they had a brilliant time!

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Lydia was excellent at the penny falls |
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And some treats as well. |
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I got this game as a present; essentially a bit like Tetris and right up my street. Hours of fun and there are two board so I hada a few races with the girls, who are impressively good at it. |
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Naomi set up a birthday party for me, complete with games. Here's pass the parcel. |
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My birthday! |
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Grandma's swing is still in good working order. |
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Another nice moody picture, this time in Grandma's front garden. |
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Naomi went for a nice long walk with Jay to have a bit of Mummy-Daughter time. There is now a new path between New Deer and Maud that provides a really decent walk. |
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Holidays nearly over, here we are back home. |
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Esther in her superhero costume. |
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Miriam had some spare clay left from making her snowglobes, so she gave me the red present here to put in my office. Here it is! |
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...and the extensive thankyou letter writing begins. |
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