December 26, 2005
Images of an Australian Christmas.
Beautiful weather, perhaps a little bit too hot. Not a cloud in the sky.
The kids played in the pool.
The grown ups played with water guns.
The dog waited for table scraps.
Lots of sitting around.
Lots of gifts. No diamonds in my stocking, but a Polar Bear!
The 80's are back, people.
Just some of the food. I don't think anyone here needs to eat for the next week or so. I was totally wiped out by 8.30pm. Midnight Mass was lovely, but Em still woke up before 7am.
A wonderful day was had by all. It's a bit like a wedding, isn't it? You spend ages preparing for it, then it's all over in one day. Today we're going to visit Grandma, and over the next few days we'll be trying to teach Em that just because she can't hear us when she has her ipod on, we can hear her, and there's no need for her to shout.
Posted by Donna at December 26, 2005 09:08 AMComments
Wow, a pool party for Christmas! The weather here in California was pretty mild, almost warm this year. 73 degrees F.
Hope you had a very merry...
Posted by: La at December 26, 2005 02:00 PMLooks like you had a great day. What happened to YOU sitting in the pool?
Posted by: Carol at December 26, 2005 02:24 PMLooks like a fantastic Christmas! Apparently it's universal... whether Christmas is the beginning of winter or summer, no one needs to eat for days afterward!
Posted by: Janet at December 26, 2005 03:06 PMMerry Christmas, Donna (if a little late!)
You guys had it much hotter than us - it was only about 20 for most of the day, so of course we had salads rather than a roast. A roast would've guaranteed it was about 50! LOL
Wishing you and yours a wonderful 2006.
And yes that Trekking yarn is hard for making identical socks - mine are fraternal.
Hoppy Holidays from Diva Kitty, Fiona, Orlando and DKM
Posted by: Diva Kitty at December 26, 2005 04:14 PMReally cute Polar Bear!! Merry Christmas! Nice yarn presents, too.
Posted by: Chery at December 26, 2005 11:25 PMMerry Christmas (a little late)! Looks like you had a lot of fun. Hope Em is feeling better.
Posted by: Puggyspice at December 27, 2005 12:38 PMThe bear in the stocking is just too funny! And you are right - the holidays are just like a wedding, oddly enough I made that exact same correlation Christmas day - go figure!
PS - please do not tell D that the 80's are back, he'll start wearing those darn (ugly) boots he has again - argh!
Posted by: Shannon at December 28, 2005 07:07 AMEm is giving me flashbacks to the 80's..I'm sure I had an outfit exactly like that....no ipod of course...just a walkman!
Posted by: Meaghan at December 30, 2005 06:53 AM
Merry Christmas Donna and Emma! How different it must be to have Christmas in the summer time......but it still looks like fun! :-)
Hmm......I remember having an outfit very much like Emma's in the 80's....LOL!
Posted by: Kim at December 26, 2005 11:57 AM