Yeh, right. As much fun as it is, as with everything good, it's nice to get back to a bit of normality afterwards. You know, do the dishes, catch up with the washing, not have to eat off of disposable plates, actually have clean clothes to wear again.
Christmas in our house seemed to go well, no food poisoning at least. We had friends over on the day and then managed to stretch out the present opening with family for over a week. The girls had a good time, though thankfully still don't understand fully what's going on so there was no early morning wake up on Christmas morning (ignoring Russell that is)
Things I learnt
* wooden christmas tree decorations are Chloe's favourite
* wooden christmas tree decorations seem to end up in more than one piece in our house
* horsey rides can be greatly enhanced by a saddle that makes trotting noises (and uncles that oblige)
* you can never have too many jigsaws (well, not yet anyway)
* Naomi does not pick up on subtle hints not to let on that she's already got that present
* Stripy tiger is not a song even though it's now on a cd
* hiding the advent calendar on Christmas morning really does work.
* singing Happy Birthday to Jesus is a big hit
* Naomi will always want what Chloe is playing with
* Chloe will always want what Naomi is playing with
* repeat above 2 until an adult intervenes
* notes are nothing, pennies are everything
* the front room can go from spotless to bomb site in less than 5 minutes (and relatively little noise - mental note, must not have the radio on so loud)
* New year parties that provide space for travel cots are the way to go
* being ill at Christmas sucks
Here's a picture of Chloe with her new found skill that will have to be put on hold til September now.
