more pics hereWhere else would I start telling the story of Christmas day but at the beginning of the day with the opening of gifts? With five rather lucky kids and five adults present there was always going to be quite a few gifts but I had not anticipated the exact size of the pile of presents which was encroaching on the limited sitting space of our over crowded lounge-room. Amongst the dolls, transformers, cars, clothing and lip gloss my daughter was particularly impressed with the popup princess tent/castle where she spent the morning hosting tea parties and staging fairytale stories. Meanwhile the boys were busy getting in some target practice with new guns and jousting one another with light sabers.
The weather fortunately turned out to hold out with sunshine, we had been expecting the last few days of rain to continue over on to Christmas day. So we were able to get outside early in the day with ham and eggs cooked on the barbeque for breakfast washed down with a nice pink champagne. Once breakfast was settled everyone was keen to enjoy a swim and to morning proceeded with swimming and plenty of eating and drinking and everybody was generally enjoying themselves. There was quite a bit of amusement passing around the incoming text messages which added to steady stream of visitors with six families and a couple of individuals attending some part of the day.
Lunch was the pinnacle of the wining and dining of the day and my wife presented a lovely meal with loads of salads ham off the bone and fresh prawns with sea food sauce. The lunch was enjoyed by all on top of the readily available finger foods and home made confectionaries with all the ladies putting in a huge effort in the kitchen. All of this dining and a number of beverages
lead some of us to take a quick nap before taking to the sports field mid afternoon.The sporting prowess on display might only be described as a bit on the mediocre side but everyone had a good time. There was some good strokes played by everyone who stepped up to bat and we managed not to loose the ball. Only the simplest of the catches were taken with quite a number going to ground amid the laughter. By far the fielding effort of the day has to go to Justin who truly put his body on the line in a fine fielding performance.
Christmas on the whole turned out to be a fun filled day that for some extended into the night. We have all had a very merry Christmas and are all looking forward to what the new year might bring.
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