Christmas morning was a simple affair this year since we had to carry everything home to Perth in our luggage. Santa found us, though, and left some fun treats for the boys and there was a fun pile of gifts.
Eliot went straight for his stocking and had it emptied in moments.
Peter was delighted to find, in his stocking, the blue race car he had asked Santa for.
Octonauts!!
Peter got a book full of trucks and cars,
He settled right in to have a look through it.
Here he's showing Nana all of the fun trucks in the book.
The goose is in the oven!
Driving his new car through a patch of artificial snow.
Dinner was yummy (I give all the credit to Julia Child for her Braised Goose with Sausage and Chestnut Stuffing recipe.) We ate the goose with sautéed Brussels sprouts and boiled potatoes and finished the meal off with a Buche de Noel.
My sisters I grew up watching old classic films and one of our favourites was Meet Me In Saint Louis. One of my favourite Christmas songs comes from this film. It's sung at a point in the story when their future is uncertain and the characters are fraught with worry. I've thought of it a lot this season.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let you heart be light
From now on, our troubles will be out of sight.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the yule-tide gay
From now on, our troubles will be miles away.
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
Merry Christmas and love to you all!
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