Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas Day

Mads loves her present

New top and  Boden skirt - very Christmassy

"Any one for baubles" 

Trying out little sister's bed

Hil's first drink for 9 and a half months

Maggie Beer's beef recipe

... and her salad recipe too

Mads has made a happiness trumpet for Matt.

A moment's break amid the Christmas rush

 


Matt is happier already

Mads's beautifully composed painting

Proud recipients of Mads's painting

Mere and Caspie demonstrate their signing skills

Mads gets her longed for flippers

A man happy with his presents
 

Christmas Eve at the Children's Garden



Sunday, December 22, 2013

Sunday before Christmas

Another rainy Sunday morning and it's back to the Myer windows but this time with Mads who we haven't seen for a year.
 



 
Then there's time to check out the wonders of Christmas Square aka City Square

 
While we join the folk waiting for the gingerbread display to open

 
At last we're in and admiring gingerbread in all imaginable formations


Including Luna Park

 
Tonight we caught up with the cousins at Itali.Co and I had my three grandchildren in the same room for the first time.
 
Matt meets his new niece Romy

Arpa eyes off Matt's slice of gorgonzola pizza


Sharing yummy pizzas and salad

For dessert there's chocolate pizza

Seems too good to be true

Licking the plate's how you tell

Can we come to Itali.Co every night?
Jet lagged Mads has left us

And Romy never got started


Goodnight Beamii