Tuesday, 27 December 2011

19/12/2011 - 25/12/2011 UK

I had a busy week at work, finishing at Wexham Park Hospital midweek then building up to Christmas at the end of the week at Wallingford. I finished booking accommodation for the trips ahead and wrapping presents, organised malaria tablets for India/Nepal, organised boxes for shipping things home and finished babysitting earlier in the week. Roger arrived on Tuesday and Andrea and Chris came down for a roast pork joint with crackling on Thursday which was good fun! I helped Tom and Mary book some of their travels and then Laura arrived on Christmas eve! Tom, Rog and I drove out to the airport to collect her then we all had a massive roast gammon for dinner which was amazing! We had a very mild week weather wise which was great, managed to get some runs and dog walking in. We had a great time of Christmas day, everyone loved their presents and we had an amazing Turkey and stuffing for lunch / dinner, plenty to drink and an awesome Tiramisu cake with Baileys and Christmas cake with brandy sauce for desert - there was much snoozing after this! We finished the day off with a big game of scrabble - definitely a Christmas to remember! 

Nan enjoying a massive mince pie covered in custurd

Nan's impressive  Birthday Alstroemeria's that have come out just in time for Christmas

Tom, Roger and Nan playing scrabble, being supervised by Grampa while waiting for Laura to arrive

Tom, Rog and Nan playing scrabble

Grampa supervising

Nan very proud of her Alstroemeria's

Christmas decorations

The massive pile of pressies under the tree

Laura's arrival drinks - showing grampa pics from home

Everyone relaxing by the fire

Rog and Nan celebrating Laura's arrival

Thea and Tom celebrating Laura's arrival

Grampa and I

Roast gammon dinner for Christmas Eve - amazing!

Our MASSIVE turkey!

Nan and Thea's amazing stuffing

Laura, Tom, and Thea walking the dogs on Christmas morning

Laura, Tom, Rog and Thea walking the dogs on Christmas morning

The dogs enjoying a muddy puddle...

Codie and Laura

Nan admiring the pressies

Laura enjoying her new hat from Thea

Grampa liked Laura's new hat too...

Grampa admiring his new socks!

Christmas lunch!

Grampa, Laura, Thea, Nan, Roger and Tom enjoying Christmas lunch 

Grampa, Laura, Thea, Nan, Roger and Tom enjoying Christmas lunch

Rog and Tom tucking in...

Tom and Grampa

Nan

Nan sleeping off Christmas lunch with her new jacket

Rog sleeping off Christmas lunch...

Nan, Tom, Rog and Laura playing scrabble on Christmas day night

Grampa wrecked after a big day...

Spikey enjoying some attention


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