Things to spot in this photo:
- Sofia's fabulous Christmas stocking, courtesy of the Nanny
- Mallowpuff the polar bear (star Christmas present of 2007, now slightly off white)
- the last recorded sighting of the intact London double decker bus, before Jules stood on it while trying to avoid some other debris later in the day
- Sofia's delight over Grandma's present, clutched firmly in both hands. Tragically the little sheep are still a bit big to be worn this year but they are getting lots of airtime as toys anyway!
Our daughter was a model citizen at Alison and Stefan's traditional Canadian turkey dinner, remaining cheerful all evening and sitting in her chair for the entire main course. After that she did admittedly get to her feet, bellowing for ice cream, but luckily there was some on offer so we got some excellent quiet baby bird behaviour at dessert time too.
It really felt like we were proper grown-up parents this Christmas. Jules was kept busy preparing our Christmas duck on Christmas Eve and then taking Sofia out on the bike to the park on Christmas morning, so I could make the pavlova and buche de noel I was taking to Alison's for dessert. For one nasty moment it looked like the pav was going to disintegrate completely before I could get the greaseproof paper off the bottom of it, but somehow I managed to upend it onto the plate without smashing it to bits and smother it with enough whipped cream to hide any minor collapses!
Anyway it was very nice to change out of the clothes that were all covered in icing sugar and cocoa and shut the door on the debris-strewn kitchen to go and eat somewhere else. I suspect I may have eaten too much of Alison's wonderful turkey plus all trimmings (even though eating for two!) as all I could manage was one slice of pav for dessert. I blame B2 for occupying valuable space that could otherwise be used for stomach expansion.
New regime mark 2 starts on Monday - once we've eaten the trifle, the remaining mince pies, the Christmas pudding and the ham!
2 comments:
Merry Christmas! Looks like there were loads of prezzies under the tree. No lumps of coal at our place this year....Moo can breathe a sigh of relief.... till next Dec :)
Sorry we missed you guys, tried to call about 8.30pm.
xxxx
What a lovely, happy family photo.
It looks like you are absolutely glowing with pregnancy :)
Post a Comment