Christmas Eve!

This week has gone soooo quickly! Lily and Rowanne had the last few days of last term off as they both had conjunctivitis - luckily that has cleared up now - but it gave me more days to fill with activities than planned - and less time to get organised for Christmas than planned!

I just finished wrapping the last few presents today - with some help from Lily - who LOVES to use scissors and cut the paper and the sellotape ready.

Lily and I went shopping for a few last minute bits this morning - she had lots of fun choosing the longest carrot in the shop - I asked her why - and she told me it was because Rudolf is not the only reindeer and the other reindeer must get hungry too - and she thought if Rudolf was given a really LONG carrot - he would be able to share it with his friends - they could all line up and bite it at once!

Daddy came home at about 4pm - after an early finish from work and the long drive home.

Lily, Rowanne and I made mince pies this afternoon (while Alfie sat in his chair and watched with quite some interest!). We really did cheat - buying ready rolled out and ready made pastry and a jar of mincemeat - but the girls enjoyed it thoroughly! They liked cutting out the circles of pastry and finishing the edges with a fork and spooning in the mincemeat by themselves. They don't even like mince pies, but they were making them for Father Christmas!

The girls went to bed quite nicely, they know they have to go to sleep quickly if they would like Father Christmas to visit - If he sees lights on, he might pass by thinking the children are still awake!

I think they will be pleasantly surprised in the morning - it looks like Father Christmas has been already - snowy footprints on the hearth and all!!!

(Gabrielle worked very hard on the "special effects" on behalf of her sisters and brother - and even went as far as to bite rudolfs carrot in several places to make it look like he was a good reindeer and did share it)!