That's our Christmas family shot! Taken on Christmas morning! Yes, I know not all of us are looking at the lens, especially Max who is sniffing out the presents, but we'll take what we can get!
Christmas weekend stretched over four days for us, as we didn't get into the office on Monday (Christmas eve). Saturday was a quiet day. We had lunch at Goodman Arts Centre (Cafe Melba) and spent the rest of the day at home. Sunday was busier - we had a lunch gathering with the SMH June 2012 mummies. There must have been more than 30 mummies there. It was a big crowd.
Some of the mummies made calls/sent emails to get sponsors for stuff like baby yoghurt, diapers, baby oil, toy rental vouchers, playgroup vouchers and a Sophie the Giraffe teether. There was also a gift exchange.
It was quite a fun meet up and we got to meet some familiar faces (from previous meet ups) and some new ones too.
The next day, Ryan's friends, Brayden and Rou Ern, came over to play. Of course, their families came too!
Richard and I spent the earlier part of the day at the cinema (watching The Hobbit) and at the supermarket and deli picking up stuff for the gathering.
The gathering was, as always, a ball of fun for the kids. There was miniature tree-trimming for the three toddlers.
Simple cookie decorating.
An impromptu puppet show about the story of the birth of Jesus.
There was food of course. Simple fare, given that there were only six adults among us. Richard whipped up our long-time specialty, fried instant noodles, and I tossed some spaghetti. We picked up some pork knuckle and rotisserie chicken from the deli (and I made a simple gravy for that), while Chris and Alicia brought the ham. There was chicken alphabet soup for the kids and I made some trifle for dessert. Shann brought a fruit cake, although we didn't get around to eating it.
Rachel yummed some of the spaghetti, together with the rocket and cherry tomatoes.
Before everyone parted for the night, we exchanged gifts.
Not forgetting these two lovely cards from Brayden and Rou Ern which came for Ryan!
Christmas Day was another quiet day at home. We were quite tired from all the festivities and I'm still a little under the weather.
Ok, that's all from us. We are off to KL tonight! It's a spur of the moment decision! Yesterday, I was just telling a friend, Geraldine, that we didn't have any plans to travel during this time, and this afternoon, Richard said to me, let's pack up and go! Looks like I have to eat my words! We'll be back on Tuesday. Enjoy the last weekend of 2012!
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