A Quiet Christmas Morn

We were home this year, just our little family for Christmas morn.

The children rose by 6am, and we opened stocking gifts, had breakfast, and shared more gifts together. The day was spent enjoying fellowship with one another, playing, and reading, and keeping cosy indoors out of the incessant rain!

Little stockings filled with love gifts

And Tractors for Will...

Books and Dollies for Saraya....

Knight miniatures, and a big boy bike for Elijah!

I missed my family terribly, as I always do when we spend Christmas Day at home. We live 3 hours from our extended family, and this year we chose to drive down to be with them on Boxing Day. So we had a quiet, reflective Christmas Day. It really was lovely.

It has arrived!!!

Sweet Laura emailed last week to let me know that a special parcel was on the way. Just a short while ago, Saraya opened the back door to go feed the chickens, and there it was on the back step!

Much excitement ensued, the grabbing of the camera to record the special moment, and the gathering of children from around the place.

Yippee!!!!! Warm shawls in soft wool, knitted by Laura's very own clever hands. A white one for Saraya and a cream one for me.

Perfect in every way.

Elijah loves the dishcloths- though Laura, surely I can't actually use them to wash dishes???!! - and William decided they make a pretty nice hat.

I am still in my pyjamas but Elijah insisted he take a photo of me in my shawl, so here it is. :)

More to come later, once I'm dressed!

THANK YOU Laura, you are so generous and certainly a kindred spirit - and I do hope we can meet in real life someday! Bless you!

Saminda. xo