Wednesday, 2 January 2019

The Christmas holiday

After years of just being grownups it was wonderful to share the Christmas holiday with a small child, our grandson. He was with us last year but was too young then to know what was going on. This year, at one and a half, he was able to understand what it was all about; ripping paper, finding presents, eating chocolate, fun and laughter. Yea!
(Look, Gary, there is still a bit of space left for our tree to grow before it hits the ceiling!)
Christmas Eve meant some patient waiting.
And on Christmas day it was very entertaining to find granddad impersonating an elf!
Where's the best place to buy a really silly Christmas jumper? Himself had wanted to know.
Try Asda, I suggested. And I was right. It would be hard to find a jumper much sillier than this. It even has legs- with bells on! 
On Boxing Day we visited friends and had a good old bash on their drum kit.



(Himself still dressed as an elf!)






New Year's Eve it was an adults only affair and we joined friends from the village to welcome in 2019.


Strange decorations
And blimey, the music gets louder every year. 
Or am I just getting older?!
Wishing you health and happiness
throughout 2019.
                                  


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13 comments:

  1. WILDSIDE2 January 2019 at 08:22

    Ah, grandma, grandpa... You're the complete best! (I imagine he thinks so, anyway!)

    :-)

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  2. Tom Stephenson2 January 2019 at 11:38

    You gave the kids a drum kit? Are you mad?

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    1. Tom Stephenson2 January 2019 at 11:40

      Oh wait - it wasn't your house. Now I understand.

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    2. Share my Garden4 January 2019 at 13:26

      We didn't give him a drum kit, but we are rather mad.

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  3. Merlesworld2 January 2019 at 14:43

    Looks like fun was had by everyone.
    Merle........

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  4. Pipistrello2 January 2019 at 15:16

    Happy New Year! I like your hotel photos, very atmospheric. A Xmas with a small child is really fun and so good of granddad to wear something silly!

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    1. Share my Garden4 January 2019 at 13:29

      Happy New Year to you too, Pipistrello. That ridiculous jumper is set to reappear every Christmas from now on!

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  5. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe2 January 2019 at 19:37

    There is nothing like a grandchild to let us experience true joy. It looks like you had a perfect Christmas, Rosemary and a lovely New Year’s celebration.

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    1. Share my Garden4 January 2019 at 13:32

      All the family tucked up under one roof - I love it!
      Wishing you all the best for 2019, Maybe.

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  6. KB12 January 2019 at 21:55

    Lovely photos

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  7. Mussen3 February 2019 at 16:28

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